Sonny Bradley

Central Defender - Lincoln City
30 Sep 2026
Wednesday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 8 Transfers Relations Events 47 Awards Matches History

Events

47

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    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. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  3. Away supporters were hostile

    Minor
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  4. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  5. Personality clash with Ivan Varfolomeev

    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.

  6. Personality clash with Deji Elerewe

    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.

  7. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  8. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  9. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  10. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  11. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  12. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  13. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  14. Personality clash with Conor McGrandles

    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.

  15. Personality clash with Jamie Pardington

    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.

  16. Established as a regular starter

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

  17. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  18. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.3 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  19. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

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

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  21. Personality clash with Pharrell Brown

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

    Mind

  23. Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Sheffield United

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. The move would step into a bigger league. A bid has already been rejected. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  24. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  25. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. His agent appears to be testing the market

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: agent sounding out the market. The link came via his representatives. The move would step into a bigger league. The destination league is bigger. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.

  27. Supporters reacted to the transfer rumour

    Minor
    Cause
    Sections of the support disagree about his role.

  28. Interest from Sheffield United has turned his head

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The move would step into a bigger league. The destination league is bigger. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.

  29. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  30. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  31. Personality clash with Dom Jefferies

    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.

  32. Personality clash with Reeco Hackett

    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.

  33. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  34. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    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.

  35. Worried by competition from a new signing Kofi Schulz

    Moderate
    Cause
    The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  36. Personality clash with Ivan Varfolomeev

    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.

  37. Personality clash with Deji Elerewe

    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.

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

    Mind

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

    Mind

  40. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $228.8K/y

  41. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $228.8K/y
    Who
    Matthews Benjamin

  42. Named team captain

    Major
    Cause
    The manager and senior staff settled on him to lead the squad.

  43. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.

  44. Personality clash with Jamie Pardington

    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.

  45. Personality clash with Conor McGrandles

    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.

  46. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The wage was below his expectations.

  47. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Minor
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.