The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
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.
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.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Difficult conversation with the manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
To be loaned out
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Manager broke a promise
Serious
Cause
Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
He has said it out loud: A loan, for games
Mind
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
He has started to want: A loan, for games
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
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. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Promised more playing time by the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised more playing time by the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
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.
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.
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.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from KFUM Oslo
Moderate
Cause
Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. It would be a lateral move. A bid has already been rejected. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
He has let it go: A loan, for games
Mind
Difficult conversation with the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Lack of playing time
Praised by the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Loan listing accepted
Moderate
Cause
The clubs have agreed in principle to take him on loan.
Named Player of the Match
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
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.
Signed a new contract
Moderate
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Contract extension signed
Decision
Movement
4y · $621.2K/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
4y · $621.2K/y
New contract pays well below his previous deal
Major
Cause
The pay drop is hard to swallow given what he was earning before.
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.
Loan listed
Decision
Cause
Blocked by better players in same position
Who
Atkinson David
Permanent transfer
Decision
Movement
Cardiff City → Preston · 2.4M
To be loaned out
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Moving on
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
To be loaned out
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
He has said it out loud: First-team football
Mind
He has started to want: First-team football
Mind
Loan withdrawn
Decision
Cause
No club took him on loan before the window closed
Who
Board
Being reassessed
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
He has said it out loud: His place back
Mind
He has come to believe: He won everything here — Cardiff City