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Manager First Team · Sunderland

Jack Ross

Born 5 Jun 1976 · Falkirk (age 43)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2019

Current ability
110 of 200
Best job (calc)
132 Manager First Team
World reputation
1,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,500
Wage
£7,000 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2020

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Adventurous
Coaching style
Defending

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking13
  • Directness11
  • Pressing9
  • Sitting back13
  • Tempo12
  • Width12
  • Depth11
  • Flamboyancy12
  • Flexibility10

Team management

  • Free roles12
  • Marking14
  • Offside trap9
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation7
  • Use of playmaker13
  • Use of substitutes8
  • Dirtiness allowance10

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking8
  • Defending15
  • Fitness12
  • Mental13
  • Tactical9
  • Technical12
  • Working with youngsters12
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination17
  • Discipline7
  • Man management15
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability12
  • Judging player potential12
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge12
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data10
  • Presenting data9
  • Judging team data13

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players14
  • Hardness of training8
  • Interference—
  • Mind games2
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy10
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism13
  • Sportsmanship8
  • 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
  • Quickness3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Strength3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • 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 Team1323 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team972.5 of 5 stars15
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Data Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 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 A License
Potential ability
135
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
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
Judging staff ability3
Mental3
Negotiating3
Tactical3
Technical3

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
Jack
Last name
Ross
Common name
—
Date of birth
5 Jun 1976 age 43 at game start
Place of birth
Falkirk
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Sunderland
Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
25 May 2018
Contract starts
25 May 2018
Contract expires
30 Jun 2020
Weekly wage
£7,000
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
4 Feb 2011 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Dumbarton Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
2010 Dunfermline Athletic Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
2010 Hamilton Academical Ladbrokes Premiership 20 £0
2009 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 280 £0
2008 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 361 Unknown fee
2007 Falkirk Ladbrokes Premiership 230 £0
2006 Falkirk Ladbrokes Premiership 360 Unknown fee
2005 Falkirk Ladbrokes Premiership 172 Unknown fee
2004 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 230 £0
2003 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 352 £0
2002 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 333 Unknown fee
2001 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 273 Unknown fee
2000 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 341 Unknown fee
1999 Clyde Ladbrokes League 1 291 Unknown fee
1998 Camelon — —— £0
1997 Camelon — —— Unknown fee
1996 Camelon — —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)32314/17 recorded1314/17 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerLadbrokes Championship1×2018
WinnerLadbrokes League 11×2000
Runner-UpLadbrokes Championship2×2003, 2004
Runner-UpTunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup1×2017
Runner-UpBetfred Cup1×2010

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Awards

1
2018Scottish Players' Manager of the Year St. Mirren

Staff career

7

  1. Sunderland

    25 May 2018 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. St. Mirren

    4 Oct 2016 – 25 May 2018

    Manager First Team

  3. Alloa Athletic

    15 Dec 2015 – 4 Oct 2016

    Manager First Team

  4. Heart Of Midlothian

    1 Jul 2014 – 13 Oct 2015

    Manager (U20 Team)

  5. Dumbarton

    2 Nov 2013 – 30 Jun 2014

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. Dumbarton

    1 Oct 2012 – 1 Nov 2013

    Caretaker Manager

  7. Dumbarton

    1 Jun 2011 – 30 Sep 2012

    Assistant Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

9
25 Mar 2017Runner-UpSt. MirrenTunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup
21 Mar 2010Runner-UpSt. MirrenBetfred Cup
25 Mar 2000First Senior Club GoalClydeLadbrokes League 1 v Stirling Albion
7 Aug 1999Senior Club DebutClydeLadbrokes League 1 v Alloa Athletic
2018WinnerSt. MirrenLadbrokes Championship
2016RelegatedAlloa AthleticLadbrokes Championship
2004Runner-UpClydeLadbrokes Championship
2003Runner-UpClydeLadbrokes Championship
2000WinnerClydeLadbrokes League 1

Favourite clubs

Dundee Supporter100
Clyde Player50

Favourite people

Euan Fotheringham Backroom Staff90
James Fowler Backroom Staff75
Stephen McGinn Teammate/Former Teammate75
John Potter Teammate/Former Teammate65

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 2019.