Nick Freeman

Central Midfielder - Shrewsbury Town
31 Jan 2027
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Events

77
Severity
Mood

  1. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  2. He has said it out loud: To end the drought

    Mind

  3. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  4. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  5. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  7. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  8. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  9. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  10. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

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

    Mind

  13. 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. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  14. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  16. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  17. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  18. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  19. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  20. Stayed on the bench while Ismeal Kabia took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ismeal Kabia was preferred — the manager's plan for his role.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  21. Stayed on the bench while Ismeal Kabia took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ismeal Kabia was preferred — the manager's plan for his role.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  22. Manager kept a promise

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion was a follow-up on a previous promise.

  23. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  24. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  25. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  27. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  28. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  29. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  30. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  31. He has come to believe: The club stood by him — Shrewsbury Town

    Mind

  32. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Amine Karraoui

    Mind

  33. He has started to want: To end the drought

    Mind

  34. 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.

  35. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  36. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  37. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  38. Left out as Ismeal Kabia was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ismeal Kabia was preferred — the manager's plan for his role.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  39. Frustrated by another early substitution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was substituted while playing well. (min 72 — rating 7.1)
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  40. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  41. Left out as Alex Gilliead was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Alex Gilliead was preferred — a closer working relationship with the coach.
    Cause
    The coach trusted a more reliable teammate for this fixture.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  42. Slipped out of the starting XI

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has fallen behind in the pecking order over the last few weeks.

  43. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  44. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  45. Signed a new contract

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

  46. Built a stronger partnership with Amine Karraoui

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  47. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $375.2K/y

  48. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $375.2K/y

  49. Praised by the manager after a goal contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  50. Supporters backed him after his goal contribution helped secure the win

    Moderate
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.

  51. 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.

  52. Reassured by a calm full-time message

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

  53. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  54. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Pharrell Brown was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  55. 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.

  56. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  57. 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.

  58. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Jacob Shaw

    Mind

  59. Squad status changed

  60. Worried by competition from a new signing Pharrell Brown

    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.

  61. Clashed with Amine Karraoui over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  62. Worried by competition from a new signing Tom Olyott

    Serious
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  63. Scored his first goal for the club

    Major
    Cause
    A milestone moment that he will remember for some time.

  64. Praised by the manager after a goal contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  65. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  66. Costly error under pressure

    Moderate
    Cause
    His error under pressure was directly punished by the opponent.

  67. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  68. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  69. Worried by competition from a new signing Amine Karraoui

    Serious
    Cause
    The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  70. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

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

    Mind

  72. Signed a new contract

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

  73. Signed a new contract

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

  74. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $279.8K/y

  75. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $279.8K/y

  76. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $130.0K/y
    Who
    Shaw Jacob

  77. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $130.0K/y