Staff · Cheltenham Town

Michael Duff

Born 11 Jan 1978 · Belfast (age 42)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
100 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
1,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,000
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

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

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

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

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

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

Personality 8

  • Adaptability14
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism20
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament14

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football—0.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team—2.5 of 5 stars16
Assistant Manager First Team—1.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—3 of 5 stars20
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—0.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director—0.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager—0.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team—0.5 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
-7
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
5,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Michael
Last name
Duff
Common name
—
Date of birth
11 Jan 1978 age 42 at game start
Place of birth
Belfast
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
10 Sep 2018
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
9 May 2016 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2015 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 241 £0
2014 Burnley English Premier Division 210 Unknown fee
2013 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 411 Unknown fee
2012 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 241 Unknown fee
2011 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 310 Unknown fee
2010 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 281 Unknown fee
2009 Burnley English Premier Division 110 Unknown fee
2008 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 271 Unknown fee
2007 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 81 Unknown fee
2006 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 442 Unknown fee
2005 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 410 Unknown fee
2004 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 410 Unknown fee
2003 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League Two 420 £35,000
2002 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League One 442 Unknown fee
2001 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League Two 453 Unknown fee
2000 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League Two 395 Unknown fee
1999 Cheltenham Town Sky Bet League Two 312 Unknown fee
1998 Cheltenham Town Vanarama National League 413 Unknown fee
1997 Cheltenham Town Vanarama National League 410 Unknown fee
1996 Cheltenham Town English Southern League Premier Division 170 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)64120/20 recorded2320/20 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerSky Bet Championship1×2016
WinnerVanarama National League1×1999
Runner-UpSky Bet Championship1×2014
Runner-UpVanarama National League1×1998
Playoff WinnerSky Bet Championship1×2009
Playoff WinnerSky Bet League Two1×2002

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Northern IrelandDebut 13 Feb 2002 v Poland2400 / 0

Staff career

3
  1. Cheltenham Town

    10 Sep 2018 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Burnley

    4 Jul 2017 – 9 Sep 2018

    Manager (U23 Team)

  3. Burnley

    3 Jun 2016 – 3 Jul 2017

    Manager (U18 Team)

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

Career highlights

9
21 Apr 2014Runner-UpBurnleySky Bet Championship
9 May 2010RelegatedBurnleyEnglish Premier Division
25 May 2009Playoff WinnerBurnleySky Bet Championship
15 Nov 1997Senior Club DebutCheltenham Town v Tiverton Town
2016WinnerBurnleySky Bet Championship
2015RelegatedBurnleyEnglish Premier Division
2002Playoff WinnerCheltenham TownSky Bet League Two
1999WinnerCheltenham TownVanarama National League
1998Runner-UpCheltenham TownVanarama National League

Favourite clubs

Burnley Player100
Cheltenham Town Player95

Favourite people

Steve Cotterill Manager/Former Manager100
Chris Banks Teammate/Former Teammate75
Andy Mitchell Backroom Staff75

Disliked 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 2020.