James Sutton

Defensive Midfielder - Team Wellington U20
30 Sep 2026
Wednesday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 23 Awards Matches History

Events

23

  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. Personality clash with Winston Smith

    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
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  3. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  4. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  5. Window closed with no move

  6. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.

  7. Personality clash with Monty 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.

  8. Administrative demotion

    Decision
    Movement
    Team Wellington → Team Wellington U20
    Who
    Rufer Matt

  9. Returned to full training after injury

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

  10. Personality clash with Jake Stamatelopoulos

    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.

  11. Personality clash with Tim Garbett

    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.

  12. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  13. 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.

  14. Clashed with James Barbarouses 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.

  15. Personality clash with Winston Smith

    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.

  16. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $11.4K/y

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

    Mind

  18. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  19. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Well below squad average
    Who
    Rufer Matt

  20. Personality clash with Matt Singh

    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. Personality clash with Tim Nelson

    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.

  22. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  23. Built a stronger partnership with Joe Lockyer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. A senior figure was at the centre of how it played out.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.