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FM13 13.0.0

Manager First Team · Kettering Town

John Beck

Born 25 May 1954 (age 58)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
85 of 200
Best job (calc)
115 Manager First Team
World reputation
1,7000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
3,000
Wage
£100 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2014

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Long
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Attacking
Coaching style
Fitness

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking16
  • Directness20
  • Pressing20
  • Sitting back5
  • Tempo20
  • Width18
  • Depth3
  • Flamboyancy2
  • Flexibility1

Team management

  • Free roles2
  • Marking9
  • Offside trap18
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation5
  • Use of playmaker7
  • Use of substitutes9
  • Dirtiness allowance11

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking9
  • Defending10
  • Fitness16
  • Mental12
  • Tactical11
  • Technical6
  • Working with youngsters9
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping6
  • Coaching (general)12
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination19
  • Discipline15
  • Man management14
  • Motivating16

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge8
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training17
  • Interference—
  • Mind games9
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Quickness4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • Strength4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • GK shot stopping3 of 5 stars3
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (technical)3 of 5 stars3

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1152.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1152.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team872 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars1
Gk Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars1
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
120
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
3,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical4
Tactical knowledge4
Judging player potential3
Mental3
Technical3
Determination2
Fitness1
GK shot stopping1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
John
Last name
Beck
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 May 1954 age 58 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Kettering Town
Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
18 Jun 2012
Contract expires
30 Jun 2014
Weekly wage
£100
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Honours

Winnernpower League 11×1991
Playoff Winnernpower League 21×1990

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

9

  1. Kettering Town

    18 Jun 2012 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Kettering Town

    18 Jun 2012 – —

    Manager First Team

  3. Histon

    20 May 2010 – 19 Aug 2010

    Manager First Team

  4. Histon

    1 Jul 2005 – 1 Oct 2010

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. Cambridge United

    1 Mar 2001 – 22 Nov 2001

    Manager First Team

  6. Lincoln City

    16 Oct 1995 – 6 Mar 1997

    Manager First Team

  7. Preston North End

    1 Dec 1992 – 2 Dec 1994

    Manager First Team

  8. Cambridge United

    10 Jan 1990 – 22 Oct 1992

    Manager First Team

  9. Cambridge United

    1 Jul 1988 – 10 Jan 1990

    Assistant Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

2
1991WinnerCambridge Unitednpower League 1
1990Playoff WinnerCambridge Unitednpower League 2

Favourite people

Steve Fallon 100
Shane Westley 75

Disliked people

Steve Claridge 60

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 2012.