Kyle Smith

Right Back - FC Cincinnati
24 Nov 2026
Tuesday
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Events

60
Severity
Mood

  1. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  2. Promised playing time by manager

  3. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  4. Promised playing time by manager

  5. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  6. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  7. Promised playing time by manager

  8. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  9. Promised playing time by manager

  10. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  11. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  12. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  13. Promised playing time by manager

  14. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  15. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  16. Promised playing time by manager

  17. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  18. Promised playing time by manager

  19. He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

  20. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  21. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  22. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  23. Promised playing time by manager

  24. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  25. Promised playing time by manager

  26. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  27. Promised playing time by manager

  28. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  29. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  30. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  31. Promised playing time by manager

  32. Worried by competition from a new signing Kalen Ryden

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  33. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  34. Promised playing time by manager

  35. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  36. Promised playing time by manager

  37. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.2 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  38. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  39. Heard a passionate full-time response

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  40. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  41. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  42. Promised playing time by manager

  43. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  44. Promised playing time by manager

  45. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  46. Promised playing time by manager

  47. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  48. Promised playing time by manager

  49. Returned to full training after injury

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

  50. Praised by manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  51. Promised playing time by manager

  52. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

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

  53. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  54. He has started to want: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

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

    Mind

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

    Mind

  57. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $227.0K/y

  58. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $227.0K/y
    Who
    Wright Owen

  59. Weighing up retirement

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His playing role has shrunk sharply.

  60. Signed a new contract

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