Uncertain future: Gold Coast Titans player Jarryd Hayne at Titans Headquarters on Monday. Credit:AAP The fact there are other issues at play doesn't bode well for Henry, who has already suffered the indignity of having the players quizzed as to his methods and popularity. Just hours after the meeting, the drums were beating that Hayne would be the survivor, with Henry's head likely to be served up. "This is a really complex issue and it's not an easy one to resolve. It's broader than what may appear on the surface in regards to Jarryd and Neil and the board want to take the full amount of consideration to make any decision," Annesley said. "We are talking about people's lives and livelihood here and we aren't going to be rushed into a decision. "Clearly, the club is hurting at the moment with the public perception of what has gone on in recent weeks, on the field and there has been Jarryd's statement after the game.

Crisis talks: Gold Coast Titans coach Neil Henry at Titans headquarters on Monday. Credit:AAP "We're trying to get across those issues and make a decision as to which way the club should go moving forward. That's not something you can take lightly." Frizelle suggested the duo, both still contracted for next season, could still potentially settle their differences but that would seem remote given the rough water that has now passed under a very rickety bridge. Eye of the storm: Jarryd Hayne. Credit:AAP The pair can barely talk to each other, yet alone co-exist in a team environment. Annesley said there was a "range of options" and letting one of them go was on the table.

"Obviously, that's one of them. Both people are contracted to the club next year. You don't have to be Einstein to work out the possible options. But the board's not going to be rushed into any one of those options without taking the full time to consider it properly. "And I'm sure if any of you were in that situation, you wouldn't want a rash decision. You would want the people making the decision to take the time and give them the best opportunity of making the right decision." Annesley has already canvassed the opinions of certain players and the "broader issues" could represent a divide between a pro-Hayne group and a pro-Henry group at the Titans. But putting the power in the hands of the playing group has been a recipe for disaster at most clubs, while Frizelle insisted they would be the ones ready and willing to make any tough calls. Somehow, the Titans must now get themselves up to face the Eels on Thursday, a team desperate for a win to stay in the finals race and hungry for an emphatic home performance.

"We expect the team to play as professionals. We expect them to earn their money and it's no different to any other game," Annesley said. Paying out the contract of Henry would be substantially cheaper than paying out that of Hayne, who would be owed $1.2 million by the cash-strapped, NRL-owned club if he was told to continue his career elsewhere. Loading Annesley said he hadn't done any of the sums and was focusing on making the right call. The club now stands at an important crossroads as it decides to run with a veteran coach who may have fallen out of favour with his athletes, or a star player many believe has yet to live up to his top-end contract.