Staff · Blackburn Rovers

David Lowe

Born 30 Aug 1965 · Liverpool (age 48)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2014

Current ability
135 of 200
Best job (calc)
136 Coach First Team
World reputation
3,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
6,000
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Attacking
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking17
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width15
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation2
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance3

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking15
  • Defending15
  • Fitness14
  • Mental10
  • Tactical16
  • Technical16
  • Working with youngsters15
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)10
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination15
  • Discipline11
  • Man management13
  • Motivating15

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential10
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players2
  • Hardness of training16
  • Interference—
  • Mind games2
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament15

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall4 of 5 stars4
  • Quickness3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Strength3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK shot stopping2 of 5 stars2
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Defending (technical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Possession (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (tactical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Attacking (technical)4 of 5 stars4

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Coach First Team1363.5 of 5 stars18
Assistant Manager First Team1283.5 of 5 stars18
Manager First Team1053 of 5 stars15
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars1
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars1
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team50.5 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
160
Best job (calc)
Coach First Team
Home reputation
6,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Mental4
Tactical4
Technical4
Judging player ability3
Judging player potential3
Determination2
Motivating2
Fitness1
Man management1
Tactical knowledge1

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
David
Last name
Lowe
Common name
—
Date of birth
30 Aug 1965 age 48 at game start
Place of birth
Liverpool
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2000 Wrexham Sky Bet League 1 00 Unknown fee
1999 Wrexham Sky Bet League 1 101 Unknown fee
1999 Rushden & Diamonds Vanarama Conference 134 Unknown fee
1998 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 161 Unknown fee
1997 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 4316 Unknown fee
1996 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 2 426 Unknown fee
1995 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 2 73 Unknown fee
1995 Leicester City Sky Bet Championship 283 Unknown fee
1994 Leicester City English Premier Division 298 Unknown fee
1993 Port Vale Loan Sky Bet League 1 195 Unknown fee
1992 Leicester City Sky Bet Championship 3211 Unknown fee
1991 Port Vale Sky Bet Championship 92 Unknown fee
1991 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 141 Unknown fee
1990 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 130 Unknown fee
1989 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 3413 Unknown fee
1988 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 326 Unknown fee
1987 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 4117 Unknown fee
1986 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 4516 Unknown fee
1985 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 465 Unknown fee
1984 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 295 Unknown fee
1983 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 408 Unknown fee
1982 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League 1 286 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)57022/22 recorded13722/22 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerJohnstone's Paint Trophy2×1985, 1999
WinnerFAW Premier Cup1×2000
WinnerSky Bet League 21×1997
WinnerSky Bet Championship1×1992
Runner-UpVanarama Conference1×2000
Runner-UpSky Bet League 11×1994

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

Staff career

5
  1. Blackburn Rovers

    23 Jun 2011 – —

    Coach (U18 Team)

  2. Blackburn Rovers

    23 Jun 2011 – —

    Manager (U18 Team)

  3. Tranmere Rovers

    19 Aug 2010 – 23 Jun 2011

    Coach First Team

  4. Derby County

    21 Jan 2008 – 20 Apr 2009

    Coach (U18 Team)

  5. Wigan Athletic

    25 Sep 2006 – 20 Sep 2006

    Coach (U18 Team)

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

Career highlights

7

Favourite clubs

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 2014.