Thomas Buitink

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Zwolle
6 Sep 2026
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract Newspaper 1 Transfers Relations Decisions 2 Events 14 Awards Matches History

Events

14

  1. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.

  2. 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.

  3. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  4. Returned to full training after injury

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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  8. Struggled with training intensity

    Minor
    Cause
    His condition and recent minutes made the session harder than usual, so staff treated it as fatigue rather than attitude.

  9. Clashed with Koen Kostons 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Anxious about his expiring contract

  12. Given a personal development plan

  13. Signed a new contract

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

  14. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.