Mihail Polendakov

Right Back - Leyton Orient
8 Oct 2027
Friday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 14 Transfers Relations Events 45 Awards 5 Matches History

Events

45
Severity
Mood

  1. He got what he wanted: First-team football

    Mind

  2. 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.

  3. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  4. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  5. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. 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.

  7. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind

  8. 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.

  9. Asking for a language tutor

    Moderate
    Cause
    The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.

  10. Made meaningful progress with the local language

    Minor
    Cause
    His grasp of the language is now strong enough for ordinary dressing-room chat.

  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. Teammates admire his big-club pedigree

    Serious
    Cause
    Mutual professional respect underpins this.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Permanent transfer

    Decision
    Movement
    Sheffield United → Leyton Orient · 1.4M

  16. He has started to want: Better players around him

    Mind

  17. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $316.7K/y

  18. He has let it go: A loan, for games

    Mind

  19. Administrative demotion

    Decision
    Movement
    Sheffield United → Sheffield United U20
    Who
    Pearson Benjamin

  20. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board

  21. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  22. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Theo Howard

    Mind

  23. He has come to believe: A close friend — Jay Tinsdale

    Mind

  24. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind

  25. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  26. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  27. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board

  28. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  29. He has started to want: To stay here

    Mind

  30. He has come to believe: This place is home — Sheffield United

    Mind

  31. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  32. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  33. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  34. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board

  35. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  36. Rotation

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  37. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board

  38. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  39. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  40. Rotation

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  41. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board

  42. Rotation

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  43. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board

  44. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  45. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board