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FM24 24.3.0

Scout · Sunderland

Simon Cooper

Born 7 Nov 1972 · Manchester (age 50)

  • England
  • Continental A License
  • Staff

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
125 of 200
Best job (calc)
132 Scout
World reputation
2,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
6,000
Wage
£650 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
General

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

  • Attacking5
  • Defending5
  • Fitness1
  • Mental14
  • Tactical7
  • Technical7
  • Working with youngsters15
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline15
  • Man management13
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability11
  • Judging player potential15
  • 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 training13
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability18
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy10
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism12
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2 of 5 stars2
  • Quickness2 of 5 stars2
  • Strength2 of 5 stars2
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Defending (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • 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
Scout1323.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team713 of 5 stars16
Assistant Manager First Team341 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Manager 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—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness 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
140
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
6,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
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
—
First name
Simon
Last name
Cooper
Common name
—
Date of birth
7 Nov 1972 age 50 at game start
Place of birth
Manchester
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Sunderland
Job
Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
5 Apr 2023
Contract starts
5 Apr 2023
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£650
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

6

  1. Sunderland

    5 Apr 2023 – —

    Scout

  2. Stoke City

    1 Aug 2021 – 1 Sep 2022

    Scout

  3. Blackburn Rovers

    1 Nov 2018 – 1 Aug 2021

    Academy Scout

  4. Oldham Athletic

    2 May 2013 – 1 Nov 2018

    Coach (U18 Team)

  5. Accrington Stanley

    1 Aug 2011 – 1 Jan 2013

    Chief Scout

  6. Stockport County

    1 Dec 2009 – 1 Apr 2011

    Coach (U18 Team)

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

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.