PAYNE FREE...Newcastle have released the striker
CHRIS Payne has parted ways with Newcastle after only managing one match since crossing to the Jets at the start of this season.
The 21-year-old spent only nine minutes on the pitch in his only 2011-12 appearance for Newcastle, after being brought on as a substitute against Sydney FC on December 17.
Payne was recruited by Newcastle after playing 21 games and scoring four goals for the now-defunct North Queensland Fury last campaign.
Payne now hopes to join another club after failing to cement a permanent spot in the Jets line-up.
"I am disappointed that due to a change in circumstances at Newcastle that my time at the club has been cut short and has not worked out the way that I planned," Payne said.
"I want to wish the rest of the boys in the squad all the best, and I will now look to further my career at a new club and achieve my goals as I have a lot of ambition and can hopefully fulfil it with a new team."
Payne also spent two years with Sydney FC from 2008-10 where he played 19 matches and recorded three goals.