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FM24 24.3.0

Staff · Retired

Paul Mitchell

Born 26 Aug 1981 · Manchester (age 41)

Personality calc

  • Resolute

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
171 of 200
Best job (calc)
176 Scout
World reputation
6,5502 of 5 stars calc
Current reputation
8,550
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 youngsters15
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination16
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability18
  • Judging player potential18
  • 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

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition8
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament13

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 football1764.5 of 5 stars20
Scout1764.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team1042 of 5 stars10
Manager First Team992 of 5 stars10
Assistant Manager First Team100.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development90.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director90.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager90.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team90.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)80.5 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
171
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
8,550
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Personality (calc)
Resolute
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
Paul
Last name
Mitchell
Common name
—
Date of birth
26 Aug 1981 age 41 at game start
Place of birth
Manchester
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club AS Monaco
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
2 Oct 2023
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
6 Jan 2009 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Barnet Loan Sky Bet League Two 30 Unknown fee
2008 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
2007 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
2006 Wrexham Loan Sky Bet League Two 50 Unknown fee
2006 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League Two 200 Unknown fee
2005 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League One 390 Unknown fee
2004 Milton Keynes Dons Loan Sky Bet League One 140 Unknown fee
2004 Swindon Town Loan Sky Bet League One 70 Unknown fee
2004 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet Championship 10 £0
2003 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet Championship 120 Unknown fee
2002 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 270 Unknown fee
2001 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 230 Unknown fee
2000 Halifax Town Loan Sky Bet League Two 110 Unknown fee
2000 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 10 Unknown fee
1999 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)16315/15 recorded015/15 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

5

  1. AS Monaco

    17 Jun 2020 – 2 Oct 2023

    Director of football

  2. RasenBallsport Leipzig

    6 Feb 2018 – 31 Aug 2019

    Chief Scout

  3. Tottenham Hotspur

    22 Nov 2014 – 8 Feb 2017

    Chief Scout

  4. Southampton

    6 Jan 2012 – 21 Nov 2014

    Chief Scout

  5. Milton Keynes Dons

    6 Jan 2008 – 6 Jan 2012

    Chief Scout

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

Career highlights

2
7 Dec 1999Senior Club DebutWigan Athletic v Burnley
2006RelegatedMilton Keynes DonsSky Bet League One

Favourite clubs

Milton Keynes Dons Backroom Staff80
Manchester City Supporter75
Wigan Athletic Player50

Favourite people

Drissa Diallo Backroom Staff80
Simon Crampton Backroom Staff75
Mauricio Pochettino Manager/Former Manager75

Disliked clubs

Notts County 50

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.