Scout · Manchester City

Phil Robinson

Philip John Robinson · Born 6 Jan 1967 · Stafford (age 54)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

Current ability
75 of 200
Best job (calc)
131 Scout
World reputation
1,2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
3,750
Wage
£600 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Cautious
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking6
  • Directness10
  • Pressing13
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo10
  • Width8
  • Depth14
  • Flamboyancy4
  • Flexibility13

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation6
  • 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

  • Attacking10
  • Defending10
  • Fitness5
  • Mental5
  • Tactical10
  • Technical5
  • Working with youngsters15
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline14
  • Man management13
  • Motivating11

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability12
  • Judging player potential13
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge14
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy10
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players9
  • Hardness of training10
  • Interference—
  • Mind games5
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament7

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
  • Quickness2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Strength2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • 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)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
Scout1312.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team982 of 5 stars17
Manager First Team831.5 of 5 stars15
Coach First Team752 of 5 stars16
Physio First Team581 of 5 stars10
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team30.5 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
117
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
3,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
—

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
Philip John Robinson
First name
Phil
Last name
Robinson
Common name
—
Date of birth
6 Jan 1967 age 54 at game start
Place of birth
Stafford
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
12 Jan 2018
Contract starts
12 Jan 2018
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£600
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
30 Nov 2007 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

27
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2007 Stafford Rangers Vanarama National League 00 £0
2006 Stafford Rangers Vanarama National League 00 Unknown fee
2005 Stafford Rangers Vanarama National League North 40 Unknown fee
2004 Stafford Rangers Vanarama National League North 101 Unknown fee
2003 Stafford Rangers English Southern League Premier Division 270 Unknown fee
2002 Stafford Rangers English Southern League Premier Division 263 Unknown fee
2001 Hereford United Vanarama National League 224 £0
2000 Hereford United Vanarama National League 402 Unknown fee
1999 Stoke City Sky Bet League One 221 £0
1998 Stoke City Sky Bet League One 401 Unknown fee
1997 Notts County Sky Bet League Two 403 £0
1996 Notts County Sky Bet League One 372 Unknown fee
1995 Chesterfield Sky Bet League One 399 £80,000
1994 Chesterfield Sky Bet League Two 228 Unknown fee
1994 Northampton Town Loan Sky Bet League Two 140 Unknown fee
1994 Huddersfield Town Sky Bet League One 00 £15,000
1993 Huddersfield Town Sky Bet League One 391 Unknown fee
1992 Huddersfield Town Sky Bet League One 364 Unknown fee
1992 Notts County Sky Bet Championship 10 £5,000
1991 Notts County English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
1990 Birmingham City Loan Sky Bet League One 90 Unknown fee
1990 Notts County Sky Bet Championship 193 Unknown fee
1989 Notts County Sky Bet League One 462 Unknown fee
1988 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sky Bet League One 303 £67,500
1987 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sky Bet League Two 415 Unknown fee
1986 Aston Villa English Premier Division 31 £5,000
1985 Aston Villa English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)56827/27 recorded5327/27 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 League One2×1989, 1998
WinnerPapa John's Trophy2×1988, 1991
WinnerSky Bet League Two1×1988
Runner-UpEnglish Southern League Premier Division1×2003
Playoff WinnerVanarama National League North1×2006

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

4
  1. Manchester City

    12 Jan 2018 – —

    Scout

  2. Aston Villa

    1 Jul 2012 – 12 Jan 2018

    Scout

  3. Cheltenham Town

    1 Jul 2008 – 13 Sep 2008

    Coach First Team

  4. Stafford Rangers

    16 May 2002 – 30 Nov 2007

    Player/Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

7

Favourite clubs

Favourite people

David Oldfield Backroom Staff50

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.