Frank Fielding

Goalkeeper - Stoke City
25 Oct 2026
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Events

44
Severity
Mood

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  2. He has started to want: Out of the cauldron

    Mind

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  4. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  5. He has come to believe: The supporters turned on him — Stoke City

    Mind

  6. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  7. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  8. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 5.6 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  9. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  10. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Paid for seasons without first-team football
    Who
    Board

  12. Dropped to the bench as Ben Killip was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ben Killip was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  13. Dropped to the bench as Ben Killip was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ben Killip was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  14. Slipped out of the starting XI

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has fallen behind in the pecking order over the last few weeks.

  15. Dropped to the bench as Ben Killip was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ben Killip was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  16. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  17. 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.

  18. He has started to want: To hold onto his place

    Mind

  19. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  20. Has agreed personal terms with Leicester City — only the medical to go

    Serious
    Cause
    Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  21. His move to Leicester City has collapsed at the last moment

    Serious
    Cause
    Stage: the move collapsed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  22. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.

  23. Interest from Leicester City has turned his head

    Serious
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  24. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 5.9 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Talks with Leicester City now look imminent

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  27. Worried by competition from a new signing Ben Killip

    Serious
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  28. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  29. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  30. Costly error under pressure

    Moderate
    Cause
    His error under pressure was directly punished by the opponent.

  31. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  33. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  34. He has started to want: A life in coaching

    Mind

  35. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  36. 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.

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

    Mind

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

    Mind

  39. Weighing up retirement

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

  40. Signed a new contract

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

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

  42. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $215.7K/y

  43. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $258.7K/y
    Who
    Johnson Matthew

  44. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $258.7K/y