A last-minute bid to solve the Adam Reynolds contract stand-off has failed and the Rabbitohs captain goes into tonight's season opener against Melbourne a disillusioned man.
Both Reynolds and Souths were hoping to put the matter to bed before the season began to ensure their prized halfback had his future secure and would be able to enter the game without the added pressure on his shoulders.
But as late as yesterday, neither side was willing to budge in what has become something of a Mexican stand-off.
Souths want to only give Reynolds - a local junior coming into his 10th season with the club with over 200 games in the red and green - a one-year contract extension.
Reynolds wants two years with an option of a third - but the club aren't willing to take that risk on a player who turns 31 later this year.
Even Souths' influential coach Wayne Bennett weighed in, declaring: "I don't want to see Adam leave. I can't see Adam Reynolds at any other club and I've made that clear."
All eyes will be on the Souths playmaker in the big kick-off tonight - and he will rightly feel he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.
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