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Staff · Athlone Town

Alan Mathews

Born 27 Jun 1965 · Dublin (age 50)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Loyal

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
72 of 200
Best job (calc)
95 Manager First Team
World reputation
1,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,000
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Long
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Defending

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking8
  • Directness20
  • Pressing15
  • Sitting back12
  • Tempo16
  • Width12
  • Depth16
  • Flamboyancy8
  • Flexibility8

Team management

  • Free roles8
  • Marking13
  • Offside trap12
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation14
  • Use of playmaker8
  • Use of substitutes1
  • Dirtiness allowance20

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking10
  • Defending16
  • Fitness12
  • Mental8
  • Tactical8
  • Technical8
  • Working with youngsters9
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)10
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination12
  • Discipline1
  • Man management3
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential12
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge11
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players11
  • Hardness of training20
  • Interference—
  • Mind games18
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy15
  • Loyalty17
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism2
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament13

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping1 of 5 stars1
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Possession (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team952 of 5 stars20
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football50.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

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

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Potential ability
100
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Loyal
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical knowledge4
Attacking3
Defending3
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Mental3
Tactical3
Technical3
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
Alan
Last name
Mathews
Common name
—
Date of birth
27 Jun 1965 age 50 at game start
Place of birth
Dublin
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Irish (5/10)

Contract

Club
Athlone Town
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
15 May 2015
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
1994 Saint James's Gate Irish First Division 40 Unknown fee
1994 Longford Town Irish First Division 40 Unknown fee
1993 Longford Town Irish First Division 140 Unknown fee
1992 Longford Town Irish First Division 100 Unknown fee
1991 Kilkenny City Irish First Division 10 Unknown fee
1990 Bray Wanderers Irish First Division 10 Unknown fee
1990 Galway United Irish Premier Division 200 Unknown fee
1989 Galway United Irish Premier Division 222 Unknown fee
1988 Galway United Irish Premier Division 263 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1029/9 recorded59/9 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerIrish Senior Challenge Cup2×2003, 2004
Runner-UpIrish First Division1×2011
Runner-UpIrish Senior Challenge Cup1×2011

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

Awards

1
2003Irish Personality of the Year —

Staff career

6

  1. Athlone Town

    15 May 2015 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Bray Wanderers

    10 Jan 2014 – 2 Apr 2015

    Manager First Team

  3. Shelbourne F.C.

    12 Jul 2010 – 16 May 2013

    Manager First Team

  4. Drogheda United

    4 Feb 2009 – 17 May 2010

    Manager First Team

  5. Cork City

    15 Jan 2008 – 9 Dec 2008

    Manager First Team

  6. Longford Town

    4 Jun 2002 – 7 Dec 2007

    Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

6
2011Runner-UpShelbourne F.C.Irish First Division
2011Runner-UpShelbourne F.C.Irish Senior Challenge Cup
2010RelegatedDrogheda UnitedIrish Premier Division
2007RelegatedLongford TownIrish Premier Division
2004WinnerLongford TownIrish Senior Challenge Cup
2003WinnerLongford TownIrish Senior Challenge Cup

Favourite clubs

Shamrock Rovers 100
Longford Town 70

Favourite people

Barry O'Connor 100

Disliked people

Dean Delany 100
Dave Mulcahy 85

Disliked clubs

St. Patrick's Athletic 90

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 2015.