ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn flˈɛmɪŋ wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi kˈoʊtʃ fɔːɹ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp sˈaɪd bɹˈɪstəl sˈɪɾi tə stˈænd ɪn fɔːɹ pˈɔːl sˈɪmpsən hˌuː tˈʊk tˈaɪm ˈɔf tə ɹᵻsˈiːv tɹˈiːtmənt fɔːɹ ɹˈiːnəl sˈɛl kˌɑːɹsɪnˈoʊmə.
On 28 July 2021 Fleming was appointed as a temporary coach for Championship side Bristol City to stand in for Paul Simpson who took time off to receive treatment for renal cell carcinoma.