Payne refusing to panic

MUNSTER manager Shaun Payne insists the side aren’t ‘panicky’ in the wake of a succession of poor results and dismal performances.

Plenty of column inches have been devoted to the province’s stuttering start to the season in both the Heineken Cup and Magners League but the former star was yesterday attempting to put a positive spin on matters.

“Undoubtedly it has been a disappointing season but you have to take a snapshot of where we are at the minute,” Payne admitted.