Staff · Unattached

Roger Freestone

Born 19 Aug 1968 · Newport (age 54)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
35 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
1,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,000
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
  • Ambition2
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty19
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament18

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—0.5 of 5 stars5
Assistant Manager First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—1.5 of 5 stars20
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—
Set Piece Coach (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
—
Potential ability
-7
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Roger
Last name
Freestone
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Aug 1968 age 54 at game start
Place of birth
Newport
Nationality
Wales
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
26 Nov 2004
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2004 Newport County Vanarama National League South 140 £0
2003 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 340 £0
2002 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 330 Unknown fee
2001 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 430 Unknown fee
2000 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 430 Unknown fee
1999 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 460 Unknown fee
1998 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 380 Unknown fee
1997 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 430 Unknown fee
1996 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 450 Unknown fee
1995 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 452 Unknown fee
1994 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 451 Unknown fee
1993 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 460 Unknown fee
1992 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 460 Unknown fee
1991 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 420 Unknown fee
1990 Chelsea Premier League 00 £45,000
1989 Chelsea Premier League 00 Unknown fee
1989 Swansea City Loan Sky Bet League One 140 Unknown fee
1989 Hereford United Loan Sky Bet League Two 80 Unknown fee
1988 Chelsea Sky Bet Championship 210 Unknown fee
1987 Chelsea Premier League 150 Unknown fee
1986 Chelsea Premier League 60 Unknown fee
1986 Newport County Sky Bet League One 130 £95,000
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)64022/22 recorded322/22 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBristol Street Motors Trophy1×2004
WinnerSky Bet League Two1×2000
WinnerSky Bet Championship1×1989
Runner-UpFAW Premier Cup2×2001, 2002

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
WalesDebut 23 May 2000 v Brazil101 / 0

Staff career

1
  1. Swansea City

    8 Mar 2002 – 20 Apr 2002

    Caretaker Manager

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

Career highlights

5

Favourite clubs

Swansea City Player100

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 2023.