Sam Nelson

Left Back - Ba
9 Sep 2028
Saturday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 3 Transfers Relations Events 58 Awards 1 Matches History

Events

58

  1. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  2. Left out as Raj Pillay was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Raj Pillay was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  3. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    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.

  4. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  5. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  6. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    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.

  7. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  8. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  9. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  10. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  12. Left out as Raj Pillay was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Raj Pillay was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  13. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  14. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  15. Left out as Raj Pillay was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Raj Pillay was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  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. Criticised over his pressing work

    Moderate
    Cause
    The criticism focused on missed pressing triggers and slow recovery runs. His match rating of 5.9 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  19. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  20. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  21. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  22. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    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.

  23. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.

  24. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  25. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  26. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  27. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  28. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  29. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  30. Loan listing accepted

    Moderate
    Cause
    The clubs have agreed in principle to take him on loan.

  31. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  32. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  33. Lack of playing time

  34. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  35. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  36. Lack of playing time

  37. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  38. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  39. Lack of playing time

  40. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  41. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  42. Left out as Raj Pillay was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Raj Pillay was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  43. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    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.

  44. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  45. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  46. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  47. Left out as Samuel Navoce was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Samuel Navoce was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  48. Contract offer arrived

    Minor
    Cause
    The terms are still being weighed against his expectations.

  49. Left out as Raj Pillay was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Raj Pillay was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  50. Built a stronger partnership with Lucas Abarca

    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.

  51. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $21.0K/y

  52. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $21.0K/y

  53. Stefan Tuiloma, 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.

  54. 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.

  55. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Ba

  56. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  57. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Team Wellington U18 →

  58. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $14.3K/y