ANOTHER day. Another Blake Ferguson drama.

Still to return to his teammates in Canberra, the wayward Raider has now been accused of creating a disturbance at a Kings Cross cab rank in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The latest upheaval comes as Raiders insiders concede Ferguson is no chance of remaining at the club, thanks to a falling-out with senior players and a contractual clause that’s made him a free agent following last week’s sacking of coach David Furner.

Cronulla is the firm favourite to secure his signature, with Paul Gallen and Todd Carney leading a Sharks player pitch for the NSW Origin star to return to Wooloware.

After posing for photographs with Carney at the Clovelly Hotel on Saturday evening, Ferguson kicked-on to catch up with other mates at popular Kings Cross night spots Trademark and The Club.

He was spotted at the latter venue around 1am in company with several Tigers players.

Witnesses claimed he appeared at a nearby taxi rank a short time later, acting erratically under the watch of three security guards.

“He was just going really crazy, saying he had to get the next cab because he had to get home,” one male onlooker said.

“It was upsetting a few people in the line.

“The security were trying to keep him under control and they managed to get him into a cab and on his way.”

Ferguson denied acting inappropriately at the cab rank.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal Ferguson was still in Sydney on Monday night and does not plan to return to Canberra until Tuesday afternoon.

With the team due to depart for New Zealand on Thursday morning, Ferguson will have just 36 hours to regain his place in the backline after being ruled-out two weeks ago with a leg injury.

Ferguson has failed to attend Canberra’s past two games, instead spending his weekends in Sydney with friends and cousin Anthony Mundine.

One of those friends is also a close mate of Carney, who is being used by the Sharks as high profile bait to lure Ferguson back to the club following his acrimonious departure in 2010.

The pair enjoyed dinner in the Eastern Suburbs on Saturday night, before Ferguson moved on to the city without Carney.

He insists he was not drinking alcohol, which would constitute a breach of Canberra’s rules for injured players.

With Ben Ross, and possibly Ben Pomeroy, set to retire, and half a dozen other NRL squad members off-contract, Cronulla are one of the few NRL clubs with enough salary cap space to accommodate Ferguson next year.

It’s understood his asking price will start at around $600,000, which will prove too rich for the Eels and Rabbitohs.

The Roosters have been mentioned as possible suitors, but officials deny that Ferguson is part of their plans because boom centre Tautau Moga will be fit to resume playing after back-to-back knee injuries.

Parramatta have given full-back Jake Mullaney permission to look for a rival club, but coach Ricky Stuart on Monday night said the Eels would not be chasing Ferguson.

Mullaney is expected to join Salford next year.