Billy Baker

Right Back - Crewe Alexandra
28 Nov 2026
Saturday
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Events

37
Severity
Mood

  1. Impressed senior staff in training

    Minor
    Cause
    His application and quality stood out for someone at this stage of his development.

  2. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Matúš Holíček

    Mind

  3. 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.

  4. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  5. Personality clash with Matúš Holíček

    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. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  7. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  8. Given a personal development plan

  9. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  10. He has said it out loud: A loan, for games

    Mind

  11. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Joshua Hawkins

    Mind

  12. Worried by competition from a new signing Luis Carbajal

    Minor
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  13. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  14. Board loan-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Young talent needs competitive matches to develop
    Who
    Board

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

    Mind

  16. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  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. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  19. Personality clash with Matúš Holíček

    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.

  20. Worried by competition from a new signing Liam Grimshaw

    Minor
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  21. Built a stronger partnership with Liam Grimshaw

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. A senior figure was at the centre of how it played out.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  22. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  23. Loan withdrawn

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

  24. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  25. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  26. Worried by competition from a new signing Wesley Okoduwa

    Minor
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

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

    Mind

  28. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $37.5K/y

  29. Personality clash with Owen Lunt

    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.

  30. Personality clash with Matúš Holíček

    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.

  31. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  32. Turned down the offered deal

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

  33. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $37.5K/y

  34. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $50.7K/y
    Who
    Hawkins Joshua

  35. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $50.7K/y

  36. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  37. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Hawkins Joshua