Ellis Simms

Striker - Coventry City
22 Nov 2026
Sunday
Process
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Events

24
Severity
Mood

  1. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Norman Bassette

    Mind

  2. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  3. 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.

  4. Personality clash with Norman Bassette

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  8. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  9. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  10. 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.

  11. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

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

    Mind

  13. Personality clash with Norman Bassette

    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.

  14. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  15. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  16. 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.

  17. Worried by competition from a new signing Ramón Lentini

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

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

    Mind

  19. Anxious about his expiring contract

  20. Personality clash with Norman Bassette

    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.

  21. Signed a new contract

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

  22. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    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.

  23. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y

  24. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y