Michael Smith

Striker - Hawke's Bay United U18
6 Sep 2026
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 22 Awards Matches History

Events

22

  1. Window closed with no move

  2. Struggled with training intensity

    Minor
    Cause
    His condition and recent minutes made the session harder than usual, so staff treated it as fatigue rather than attitude.

  3. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    dec_reason_no_borrower
    Who
    Board

  4. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  5. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.

  6. He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  7. Struggled with training intensity

    Minor
    Cause
    His condition and recent minutes made the session harder than usual, so staff treated it as fatigue rather than attitude.

  8. Out on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  9. 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.

  10. Clashed with Oliver Sutton over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  11. Praised by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  12. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  13. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $18.9K/y

  14. Out on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  15. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Van Hattum Tim

  16. He has started to want: To be treated like part of the club

    Mind

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

    Mind

  18. Given a personal development plan

  19. Poor attitude in training

    Moderate
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.

  20. Personality clash with Alex Sutton

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  21. Praised by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  22. He has started to want: Out, anywhere

    Mind