The club cannot have it both ways, and neither can the player. Any player. If Martin is underperforming because of family issues then the club should make it clear to him that he is a professional well-paid footballer for the RFC and to pull the finger out. If not he should be dropped to the 2nds to earn his place back into the firsts. His father is not dying of cancer – he has made bad decisions in his life for which he needs to take responsibility for and his son along with the club need to get on with it for Christs sake.