Sam Long

Central Defender - Oxford United
23 Jan 2027
Saturday
Process
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Events

108
Severity
Mood

  1. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  2. Worried by competition from a new signing Dan Scarr

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

  3. 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.

  4. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    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.

  5. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  6. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  7. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  8. Personality clash with Filip Lissah

    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.

  9. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  10. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  11. Personality clash with Marcos Gómez

    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.

  12. Personality clash with Brian De Keersmaecker

    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.

  13. He has said it out loud: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  14. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    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.

  15. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  16. Personality clash with Ruben Roosken

    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.

  17. Personality clash with Jamie Cumming

    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.

  18. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Filip Lissah

    Mind

  19. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Marcos Gómez

    Mind

  20. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Brian De Keersmaecker

    Mind

  21. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  22. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    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.

  23. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  27. 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.

  28. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  29. 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.

  30. 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.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  31. 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.

  32. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  33. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  34. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  35. 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.

  36. Personality clash with Filip Lissah

    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.

  37. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  38. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Ruben Roosken

    Mind

  39. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Jamie Cumming

    Mind

  40. Personality clash with Marcos Gómez

    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.

  41. Personality clash with Brian De Keersmaecker

    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.

  42. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  43. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. Personality clash with Ruben Roosken

    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.

  47. Personality clash with Jamie Cumming

    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.

  48. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  49. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  50. 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.

  51. 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.

  52. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  53. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  54. 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.

  55. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

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

    Mind

  57. 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.

  58. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

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

    Mind

  60. He has come to believe: A close friend — Brodie Spencer

    Mind

  61. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  62. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  63. 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.

  64. Personality clash with Filip Lissah

    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.

  65. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  66. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  67. 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.

  68. 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.

  69. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Minor
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  70. 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.

  71. Personality clash with Marcos Gómez

    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.

  72. Personality clash with Brian De Keersmaecker

    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.

  73. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  74. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  75. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  76. Led the defence in a tight match

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

  77. 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.

  78. Personality clash with Ruben Roosken

    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.

  79. Personality clash with Jamie Cumming

    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.

  80. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  81. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Oliver Lawrence

    Mind

  82. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  83. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  84. Taking his young replacement under his wing Ayden Heaven

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.

  85. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  86. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  87. Emerged as a leader in the dressing room

  88. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    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.

  89. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  90. Worried by competition from a new signing Thomas O'Connor

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  91. He has said it out loud: To be treated like part of the club

    Mind

  92. Taking his young replacement under his wing Filip Lissah

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.

  93. Personality clash with Filip Lissah

    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.

  94. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  95. Built a stronger partnership with Brodie Spencer

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Their reading of training standards diverged.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  96. Personality clash with Marcos Gómez

    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.

  97. Personality clash with Brian De Keersmaecker

    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.

  98. Setting the training-ground standard

    Minor
    Cause
    He set the tone for the squad with how he trained.

  99. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $712.5K/y

  100. Named team captain

    Major
    Cause
    The manager and senior staff settled on him to lead the squad.

  101. Anxious about his expiring contract

  102. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; He has become a dressing-room leader.

  103. A decade of service at the club

  104. Personality clash with Ruben Roosken

    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.

  105. Personality clash with Jamie Cumming

    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.

  106. Signed a new contract

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

  107. 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.

  108. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $712.5K/y