Reece James

Left Back - Austria Wien
24 Dec 2028
Sunday
Process

Events

58
  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  3. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  4. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  5. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  6. Manager broke a promise

    Moderate
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
  7. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  8. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  9. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  10. He has said it out loud: First-team football

    Mind
  11. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  12. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  13. 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.
  14. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  15. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  16. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  17. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  18. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind
  19. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind
  20. Squad status changed

  21. Weighing up retirement

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His playing role has shrunk sharply.
  22. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  23. Left out as Lee Tae-Suk was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Lee Tae-Suk 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.
  24. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  25. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  26. Left out as Lee Tae-Suk was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Lee Tae-Suk 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.
  27. Left out as Lee Tae-Suk was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Lee Tae-Suk 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.
  28. 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.
  29. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
  30. Left out as Lee Tae-Suk was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Lee Tae-Suk 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.
  31. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $446.9K/y
  32. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $446.9K/y
    Who
    Fuchs Christoph
  33. Left out as Lee Tae-Suk was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Lee Tae-Suk 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.
  34. He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms

    Mind
  35. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind
  36. Returned to full training after injury

    Moderate
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.
  37. Worried by competition from a new signing Rassa Rahmani

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  38. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  39. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind
  40. Finn Delap, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  41. Sealed the dream move of his career

  42. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  43. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Austria Wien
  44. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board
  45. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Sheffield Wednesday →
  46. He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms

    Mind
  47. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    1y · $809.3K/y
  48. He has started to want: To finish on his own terms

    Mind
  49. He has come to believe: His word is worth nothing

    Mind
  50. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $809.3K/y
  51. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind
  52. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $809.3K/y
  53. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind
  54. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to squad requirements
    Who
    Board
  55. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $609.5K/y
  56. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $609.5K/y
  57. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $737.6K/y
    Who
    Collins Simon
  58. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $737.6K/y