Sam Sutton

Right Back - Hawke's Bay United
4 Dec 2026
Friday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 22 Awards Matches History

Events

22
Severity
Mood

  1. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  2. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  3. He has come to believe: This is where he broke through — Hawke's Bay United

    Mind

  4. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.

  5. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  6. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  7. Made his senior debut for the club

  8. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  9. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  10. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board

  11. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  12. Worried by competition from a new signing Adam Bell

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  13. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  14. 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.

  15. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  16. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $8.1K/y

  17. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $8.1K/y

  18. He has started to want: A new challenge

    Mind

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

    Mind

  20. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  21. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Sutton Callum

  22. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.