Thomas Smith

Striker - Bournemouth
19 Sep 2038
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 10 Transfers 1 Relations Events 69 Awards Matches History

Events

69

  1. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  2. Left out as Will Wright was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Will Wright was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    He is rested to protect a player close to a transfer.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  3. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  4. Promised playing time by manager

  5. Left out as Will Wright was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Will Wright was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    He is rested to protect a player close to a transfer.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  6. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  7. Promised playing time by manager

  8. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  9. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  10. Fighting to save the manager's job

  11. Window closed with no move

  12. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    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.

  13. Left out as Will Wright was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Will Wright was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    He is rested to protect a player close to a transfer.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  14. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  15. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  16. Promised playing time by manager

  17. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    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.

  18. Left out as Will Wright was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Will Wright was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    He is rested to protect a player close to a transfer.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  19. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  20. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  21. Praised by manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  22. Promised playing time by manager

  23. Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  24. Left out as Will Wright was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Will Wright was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    He is rested to protect a player close to a transfer.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  25. Christopher Barnes, a close friend, was sold by the club

    Serious
    Cause
    Losing a close friend at the club is still felt. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  26. Interest from Huddersfield Town has turned his head

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. He has no special loyalty holding him in place. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  27. Talks with Huddersfield Town now look imminent

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. He has no special loyalty holding him in place. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  28. Has agreed personal terms with Huddersfield Town — only the medical to go

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. He has no special loyalty holding him in place. The talk has begun to distract him.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  29. Christopher Barnes, a close friend, was sold by the club

    Serious
    Cause
    Losing a close friend at the club is still felt. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  30. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.

  31. Fighting to save the manager's job

  32. Returned to full training after injury

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

  33. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  34. 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.

  35. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Below average in surplus position group
    Who
    Rodrigues Francisco

  36. Fighting to save the manager's job

  37. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  38. Signed a new contract

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

  39. Left out as Daniel Jebbison was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Daniel Jebbison was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  40. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  41. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  42. Worried by competition from a new signing Martin Sykora

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

  43. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.7M/y

  44. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.7M/y

  45. Squad status changed

  46. Senses a managerial change coming

  47. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Tynan Thompson was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  48. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  49. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  50. Senses a managerial change coming

  51. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    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.

  52. Worried by competition from a new signing Martin Hojlund

    Moderate
    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.

  53. Returned to full training after injury

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

  54. 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.

  55. Criticised over his pressing work

    Moderate
    Cause
    The criticism focused on missed pressing triggers and slow recovery runs. His match rating of 5.5 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  56. Away supporters were hostile

    Minor
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  57. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  58. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  59. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    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.

  60. Heard a passionate full-time response

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  61. Recalled early from loan by the parent club

    Decision

  62. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Bournemouth → Hull City

  63. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.2M/y

  64. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.2M/y

  65. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $581.4K/y

  66. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $581.4K/y

  67. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $361.4K/y

  68. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $361.4K/y

  69. Board loan-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Young talent needs competitive matches to develop
    Who
    Board