Thomas Bruns

Central Midfielder - Heracles
4 Sep 2027
Saturday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 19 Transfers Relations Events 57 Awards Matches History

Events

57

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Left out as Walid Ould-Chikh was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Walid Ould-Chikh was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  3. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  4. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  5. He has come to believe: The club stood by him — Heracles

    Mind

  6. Built a stronger partnership with Yvandro Borges Sanches

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

  7. Left out as Walid Ould-Chikh was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Walid Ould-Chikh was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  8. Left out as Jeff Reine-Adélaïde was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Jeff Reine-Adélaïde was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  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 · $567.3K/y

  11. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $567.3K/y
    Who
    Lang Guus

  12. Built a stronger partnership with Yvandro Borges Sanches

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

  13. Given a personal development plan

  14. He has come to believe: A close friend — Yvandro Borges Sanches

    Mind

  15. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  16. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  17. Built a stronger partnership with Yvandro Borges Sanches

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

  18. Returned to full training after injury

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

  19. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  20. Clashed with Erik Ahlstrand 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.

  21. Worried by competition from a new signing Elvic Mukena

    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.

  22. Squad status changed

  23. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  24. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind

  25. Built a stronger partnership with Yvandro Borges Sanches

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

  26. Clashed with Erik Ahlstrand 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.

  27. Built a stronger partnership with Yvandro Borges Sanches

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

  28. Clashed with Erik Ahlstrand 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.

  29. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    1y · $595.6K/y

  30. Helped the team qualify for Europe

  31. Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff

    Serious
    Cause
    The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.

  32. 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.

  33. Starter

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  34. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  35. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Erik Ahlstrand

    Mind

  36. Clashed with Erik Ahlstrand 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.

  37. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Walid Ould-Chikh was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  38. Changed the match from the bench

    Moderate
    Cause
    He came on with the team chasing a result and produced the moment that swung the game.

  39. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  40. 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.

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

    Mind

  42. He never got into the team on loan

    Minor
    Cause
    7 appearances (6 starts) · 1 assists · 6.67 average rating

  43. Clashed with Erik Ahlstrand 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.

  44. 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.

  45. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  46. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Development pathway has run its course
    Who
    Board

  47. Recalled early from loan by the parent club

    Decision

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

    Mind

  49. He has started to want: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  50. He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

  51. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  52. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  53. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Heracles → Twente · 200.0K

  54. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    1y · $567.3K/y

  55. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    1y · $567.3K/y

  56. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $506.2K/y
    Who
    Lang Guus

  57. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $506.2K/y