Thomas Smits

Central Midfielder - Admira Wacker
21 Oct 2029
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151 Edition

The Admira Wacker Gazette

18 Jun 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad18 Jun 2029

Serif Berbic in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad18 Jun 2029

Thomas Smits signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Thomas Smits commits to Admira Wacker for another 4 years.

Market18 Jun 2029

Arzignano are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Admira Wacker will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad18 Jun 2029

The manager makes an example of Thomas Smits

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market18 Jun 2029

The Marco Lazaro question follows Admira Wacker around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Marco Lazaro’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

Market18 Jun 2029

Sergey Nikolaev placed on the list

Admira Wacker have made Sergey Nikolaev available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

Back issues
110 Edition

The Admira Wacker Gazette

4 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings4 Sep 2028

Nobody could get near Thomas Smits

Successful dribbles: 35. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match30 Aug 2028

Admira Wacker march on in the cup

Grodig are out and Admira Wacker go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Match2 Sep 2028

Chastening afternoon for Admira Wacker

A 1‑4 beating by Rapid Wien was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.

Match4 Sep 2028

Admira Wacker are in real trouble now

Position 9, 2 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Player ratings4 Sep 2028

Peter Onisiwo shuts the door

Defensive actions: 25, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.

Squad4 Sep 2028

Tempers go at Admira Wacker

Marco Lazaro was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad4 Sep 2028

Serif Berbic signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Serif Berbic and Admira Wacker agree another 4 years.

Player ratings4 Sep 2028

One of those days for Dejan Lazaro

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.87, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad4 Sep 2028

The manager makes an example of Marco Lazaro

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

83 Edition

The Admira Wacker Gazette

28 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad28 Feb 2028

Demir Ege Tıknaz in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Admira Wacker this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Loan watch28 Feb 2028

Valentino Lazaro wants to come home

“I did not go to Gijón to sit and watch. I want to come back to Admira Wacker and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 25 matches say the rest.

Squad28 Feb 2028

The manager makes an example of Heinz Lindner

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market28 Feb 2028

The Aldo Encinas story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Aldo Encinas signs something — a contract at Admira Wacker or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Squad28 Feb 2028

Bryan Eyenga Lokilo knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Admira Wacker, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad28 Feb 2028

A season on the outside for Thomas Smits

He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Admira Wacker has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.

In brief

82 Edition

The Admira Wacker Gazette

21 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match21 Feb 2028

Admira Wacker are in real trouble now

Position 8, 17 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Squad21 Feb 2028

Tempers go at Admira Wacker

Demir Ege Tıknaz was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad21 Feb 2028

No hiding place for Sergey Nikolaev

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sergey Nikolaev, and the manager let it.

Loan watch21 Feb 2028

Heinz Wober has seen enough of Austria Wien

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Admira Wacker, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

Market21 Feb 2028

A long bet from Admira Wacker on Thomas Smits

He is 18, and nobody at Admira Wacker signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad21 Feb 2028

Thomas Smits stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Thomas Smits and Admira Wacker agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief