Dylan Lawlor

Central Defender - Cardiff City
26 Sep 2026
Saturday
Process

Events

29
Severity
Mood
  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. Left out of the matchday squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  3. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind
  4. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  5. Frustrated by his tactical role

    Moderate
    Cause
    A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  6. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  7. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  8. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  9. Given a personal development plan

  10. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind
  11. Dropped to the bench

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  12. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  13. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  14. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind
  15. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind
  16. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  17. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  18. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  19. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The club's project did not match his ambition.
  20. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  21. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  22. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $705.4K/y
  23. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $705.4K/y
  24. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind
  25. He has started to want: A place in the national squad

    Mind
  26. He has started to want: A new challenge

    Mind
  27. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  28. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  29. He set his heart on reaching the top

    Career