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Director of football · Falkirk

Alex Smith

Born 25 Dec 1939 · Stirling (age 76)

Personality calc

  • Devoted

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2016

Current ability
95 of 200
Best job (calc)
140 Director of football
World reputation
—
Current reputation
4,750
Wage
£50 p/w
Contract until
31 May 2018

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking11
  • Defending8
  • Fitness8
  • Mental11
  • Tactical11
  • Technical10
  • Working with youngsters16
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)13
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline14
  • Man management17
  • Motivating13

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability13
  • Judging player potential15
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge5
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability4
  • Ambition2
  • Controversy9
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure15
  • Professionalism20
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament8

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 stopping2 of 5 stars2
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • 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
Director of football1403 of 5 stars20
Scout1052.5 of 5 stars19
Manager First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio 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
—
Potential ability
95
Best job (calc)
Director of football
Home reputation
4,750
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
Devoted
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Director of football: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Man management4
Determination2
Motivating2
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
Alex
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Dec 1939 age 76 at game start
Place of birth
Stirling
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Falkirk
Job
Director of football
Contract type
—
Joined club
20 Jun 2011
Contract starts
26 Apr 2012
Contract expires
31 May 2018
Weekly wage
£50
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
1971 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
1970 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
1969 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 10 Unknown fee
1968 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 220 Unknown fee
1968 Albion Rovers Ladbrokes Championship 10 Unknown fee
1967 Albion Rovers Ladbrokes Championship 220 Unknown fee
1965 East Stirlingshire Ladbrokes Championship 124 £0
1964 Stirling Albion Ladbrokes Championship 62 £0
1963 Stirling Albion Ladbrokes Championship 274 Unknown fee
1962 Stirling Albion Ladbrokes Championship 185 Unknown fee
1961 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 121 £0
1960 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 52 Unknown fee
1959 Stenhousemuir Ladbrokes Championship 226 Unknown fee
1958 Kilmarnock Ladbrokes Premiership 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)14814/14 recorded2414/14 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerScottish Cup2×1987, 1990
WinnerScottish League Cup1×1989
WinnerLadbrokes League 11×1977
Runner-UpScottish League Challenge Cup1×2004
Runner-UpScottish League Cup1×1988

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

Staff career

13

  1. Falkirk

    8 Mar 2013 – 8 Apr 2013

    Caretaker Manager

  2. Falkirk

    8 Mar 2013 – —

    Director of football

  3. Falkirk

    23 Jun 2009 – 20 Jun 2011

    Assistant Manager First Team

  4. Ross County

    26 Nov 2002 – 10 Jun 2005

    Manager First Team

  5. Dundee United

    8 Aug 2000 – 7 Oct 2002

    Manager First Team

  6. Raith Rovers

    20 Jun 1997 – 14 Jun 1999

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. Scotland

    1 Jul 1994 – 14 Mar 2002

    Manager Reserve Team

  8. Clyde

    1 Aug 1992 – 9 Sep 1996

    Manager First Team

  9. Aberdeen

    1 Jun 1988 – 10 Feb 1992

    Manager First Team

  10. St. Mirren

    17 Dec 1986 – 20 Apr 1988

    Manager First Team

  11. Stirling Albion

    27 Sep 1974 – 17 Dec 1986

    Manager First Team

  12. Stenhousemuir

    30 Apr 1972 – 27 Sep 1974

    Manager First Team

  13. Stenhousemuir

    2 Nov 1968 – 30 Apr 1972

    Player/Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

6
7 Nov 2004Runner-UpRoss CountyScottish League Challenge Cup
12 May 1990WinnerAberdeenScottish Cup
22 Oct 1989WinnerAberdeenScottish League Cup
23 Oct 1988Runner-UpAberdeenScottish League Cup
16 May 1987WinnerSt. MirrenScottish Cup
30 Apr 1977WinnerStirling AlbionLadbrokes League 1

Favourite clubs

Falkirk 100
Dundee United 50

Favourite people

Peter Houston 90
John McMaster 90
Steven Pressley 90
Lee Bullen 75

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 2016.