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FM22 22.0.1

Staff · Canvey Island

John Batch

Born 22 Oct 1955 · Hythe (age 65)

Personality calc

  • Resolute

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

Current ability
44 of 200
Best job (calc)
101 Scout
World reputation
2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,100
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Fitness

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking9
  • Directness9
  • Pressing15
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo13
  • Width10
  • Depth10
  • Flamboyancy12
  • Flexibility8

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation4
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance5

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking8
  • Defending10
  • Fitness12
  • Mental7
  • Tactical11
  • Technical6
  • Working with youngsters16
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination17
  • Discipline14
  • Man management10
  • Motivating6

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability11
  • Judging player potential10
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge10
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business10
  • Buying players10
  • Hardness of training10
  • Interference9
  • Mind games1
  • Patience19
  • Resources7
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity6

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy1
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament12

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Quickness3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Strength3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • 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
Scout1011.5 of 5 stars18
Assistant Manager First Team961.5 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team891.5 of 5 stars19
Director of football841 of 5 stars16
Coach First Team681 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 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
45
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
2,100
Reputation scope (calc)
Obscure
Personality (calc)
Resolute
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

What the best job values

Scout: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Tactical knowledge4
Determination2
Judging staff ability2
Negotiating1

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
John
Last name
Batch
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Oct 1955 age 65 at game start
Place of birth
Hythe
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Canvey Island
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jun 2006
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Honours

Playoff WinnerEnglish Isthmian League North Division1×2008

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

3

  1. Canvey Island

    1 Dec 2015 – —

    Chairperson

  2. Canvey Island

    5 Jan 2012 – 1 Dec 2015

    Director of football

  3. Canvey Island

    1 Jul 2006 – 5 Jan 2012

    Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

3
6 May 2018Reached PlayoffsCanvey IslandEnglish Isthmian League North Division
22 Apr 2018RelegatedCanvey IslandEnglish Isthmian League Premier Division
3 May 2008Playoff WinnerCanvey IslandEnglish Isthmian League North Division

Favourite people

Stuart Batch Child90

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 2021.