Mal Benning

Left Back - Telstar
8 Oct 2027
Friday
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Events

31
Severity
Mood

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Asking for a language tutor

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

  5. Weighing up retirement

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His playing role has shrunk sharply.

  6. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.

  7. Worried by competition from a new signing Tonny Vilhena

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

  8. He has let it go: A settled future

    Mind

  9. Signed a new contract

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

  10. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $344.5K/y

  11. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $344.5K/y

  12. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind

  13. He has let it go: First-team football

    Mind

  14. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Telstar

  15. Richard Olise, 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.

  16. 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.

  17. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Released by mutual agreement
    Who
    Board

  18. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Shrewsbury Town →

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

    Mind

  20. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  21. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  22. He has said it out loud: Better players around him

    Mind

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

    Mind

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

    Mind

  25. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  26. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  27. He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  28. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $193.3K/y

  29. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $193.3K/y

  30. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $136.5K/y
    Who
    Shaw Jacob

  31. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $136.5K/y