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FM10 10.0.0

M (C), AM (LC) · Irvine Meadow XI

Christopher Strain

Born 25 Mar 1980 · Irvine (age 29)

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
35 of 200
Potential ability
65
Value (calc)
£405
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£200 p/w

Positions

GK 1 SW 1 D (L) 1 D (C) 1 D (R) 1 DM 4 M (L) 14 M (C) 15 M (R) 10 AM (L) 17 AM (C) 20 AM (R) 10 ST (C) 9 WB (L) 1 WB (R) 1
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
AM (C) Natural 20 40 45
AM (L) Accomplished 17 43 48
M (C) Accomplished 15 42 47
M (L) Competent 14 42 47
M (R) Unconvincing 10 41 46
AM (R) Unconvincing 10 41 46
ST (C) Unconvincing 9 41 46
DM Makeshift 4 36 41
GK Ineffectual 1 — —
SW Ineffectual 1 32 37
D (L) Ineffectual 1 36 41
D (C) Ineffectual 1 29 34
D (R) Ineffectual 1 36 41
WB (L) Ineffectual 1 35 39
WB (R) Ineffectual 1 35 39

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners4
  • Crossing6
  • Dribbling8
  • Finishing7
  • First touch4
  • Free kicks3
  • Heading3
  • Long shots6
  • Long throws4
  • Marking4
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking8
  • Tackling5
  • Technique6

Mental 14

  • Aggression6
  • Anticipation5
  • Bravery5
  • Composure6
  • Concentration6
  • Decisions5
  • Determination13
  • Flair6
  • Leadership5
  • Off the ball5
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork4
  • Vision11
  • Work rate8

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility5
  • Balance7
  • Jumping reach4
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace12
  • Stamina12
  • Strength6

Feet

  • Left foot14
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency4
  • Dirtiness4
  • Important matches5
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability6
  • Ambition2
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty9
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism9
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Looks For Pass Rather Than Attempting To Score

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 14,815 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Christopher
Last name
Strain
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Mar 1980 age 29 at game start
Place of birth
Irvine
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Irvine Meadow XI
Job
—
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
30 Jun 2008
Contract expires
30 Jun 2010
Weekly wage
£200
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C), AM (LC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Left) · 43
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
35
Current reputation
1,000
Home reputation
1,050
World reputation
50
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 5201777 — —— Unknown fee
2007 5201777 — —— Unknown fee
2006 5201777 — —— Unknown fee
2006 Ayr United Scottish Second Division 214 Unknown fee
2005 Ayr United Scottish Second Division 262 Unknown fee
2004 Troon — 00 Unknown fee
2003 Troon — —— Unknown fee
2002 5201789 — —— Unknown fee
2001 5201789 — —— Unknown fee
2000 5201777 — —— Unknown fee
1999 5201480 — —— Unknown fee
1999 Queen Of The South Scottish Second Division 80 Unknown fee
1998 Kilmarnock Clydesdale Bank Premier League 00 Unknown fee
1997 Kilmarnock Clydesdale Bank Premier League 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)556/14 recorded66/14 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Favourite clubs

Ayr United 40

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James SinghMohun Bagan Athletic ClubM/AM (RC)2840482.91
Errol GrimaGhajnsielem FCAM (C)3029402.97
Odysseas OdysseosChalkanoras IdaliouAM (C), ST (C)30401002.98
Mark ConveryDarlingtonM/AM (RC)2849652.98

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM13 13.3.0Irvine Meadow XI324554£543
FM13 13.0.0Irvine Meadow XI324554£543
FM12 12.2.0Irvine Meadow XI314554£1,954
FM12 12.0.0Irvine Meadow XI314554£1,954
FM11 11.0.0Irvine Meadow XI304554£4,837
FM10 10.0.0Irvine Meadow XI293565£405

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2009.