Simon Barnes

Central Defender - Port Vale U18
25 Oct 2026
Sunday
Process

Events

28
Severity
Mood
  1. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  2. 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.
  3. 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. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  4. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  5. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  6. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  7. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  8. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  9. Window closed with no move

  10. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    No club took him on loan before the window closed
    Who
    Board
  11. Being reassessed

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  12. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  13. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  14. 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.
  15. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  16. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  17. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  18. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  19. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  20. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $21.3K/y
  21. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  22. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  23. Built a stronger partnership with Cameron Humphreys

    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.
  24. Rotation

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  25. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board
  26. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Well below squad average
    Who
    Kelly Timothy
  27. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Kelly Timothy
  28. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind