Chris Sutton

Left Back - Auckland City U18
17 Feb 2027
Wednesday
Process

Events

36
  1. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  2. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  3. Personality clash with Nathan Lobo

    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. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  5. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Smith Owen
  6. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.
  7. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  8. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Smith Owen
  9. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Smith Owen
  10. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  11. Worried by competition from a new signing Jai Curran-Nicholls

    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.
  12. Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff

    Serious
    Cause
    The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.
  13. Back in training but not yet sharp

    Minor
    Cause
    He is medically cleared, but match sharpness is still below the level needed.
  14. Squad status changed

  15. He has said it out loud: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  16. Personality clash with Nathan Lobo

    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.
  17. Given a personal development plan

  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. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  19. Praised by the manager

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  21. He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career

    Mind
  22. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  23. Personality clash with Paris Domfeh

    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.
  24. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  25. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Smith Owen
  26. 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.
  27. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
  28. Praised by the manager

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  30. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $16.6K/y
  31. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $16.6K/y
  32. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  33. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Smith Owen
  34. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  35. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.
  36. 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.