The Thun Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Niklas Steffen
There were 15 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Thun
0‑3 against Sion, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Metinho
Thun asked and Basel said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fabio Abiuso will not be coming to Thun
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Carrarese is saying, and nobody at Thun is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Niklas Steffen signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Niklas Steffen commits to Thun for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Thun
Mattias Käit 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Brighton Labeau falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
Cedric Comert steps up from the Thun academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cedric Comert has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Haris Benito steps up from the Thun academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Haris Benito has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Noah Embolo joins the Thun first team
- Market Thun promote Granit Schär from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Marc Gutbub