Bill Smith

Left Midfielder - Auckland City U20
11 Dec 2030
Wednesday
Process

Events

31
  1. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Major
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. 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.
  3. Personality clash with Monty Payne

    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.
  4. 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.
  5. Squad status changed

  6. Personality clash with Monty Payne

    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.
  7. Demands a release clause

    Moderate
    Cause
    He wants a release clause written into his next contract.
  8. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The deal lacked the release clause he wanted.
  9. Worried by competition from a new signing Liberato Waine

    Moderate
    Cause
    The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  10. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Moderate
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  11. Window closed with no move

  12. Built a stronger partnership with Gerard Garriga

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  13. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  14. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
  15. Built a stronger partnership with Gerard Garriga

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  16. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.
  17. Given a personal development plan

  18. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  19. Built a stronger partnership with Gerard Garriga

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  20. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  21. Settling well into the dressing room

    Moderate
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. He is still inside the early-weeks window of a transfer.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  22. Squad status changed

  23. Built a stronger partnership with Gerard Garriga

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  24. 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.
  25. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  26. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  27. No natural role in the current formation

    Serious
    Cause
    His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.
  28. Built a stronger partnership with Gerard Garriga

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  29. Demands a release clause

    Moderate
    Cause
    He wants a release clause written into his next contract.
  30. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The deal lacked the release clause he wanted.
  31. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Serious
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.