Chief Scout · Sheffield United

Paul Mitchell

Born 24 Sep 1959 · Sheffield (age 63)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
110 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
1,2000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,000
Wage
£750 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

  • 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

  • Adaptability4
  • Ambition4
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure9
  • Professionalism13
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10

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—1 of 5 stars8
Assistant Manager First Team—2.5 of 5 stars15
Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Scout—3 of 5 stars20
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
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
130
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
5,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Paul
Last name
Mitchell
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Sep 1959 age 63 at game start
Place of birth
Sheffield
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Chief Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
21 Jul 2016
Contract starts
22 May 2018
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£750
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Honours

WinnerSky Bet League Two1×2014
Runner-UpBristol Street Motors Trophy1×2014

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

6
  1. Sheffield United

    21 Jul 2016 – —

    Chief Scout

  2. Chesterfield

    1 Jul 2009 – 1 May 2016

    Chief Scout

  3. Stalybridge Celtic

    13 Dec 2007 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  4. Gainsborough Trinity

    24 May 2003 – 5 Dec 2007

    Manager First Team

  5. Worksop Town

    1 Jul 1997 – 28 Mar 2003

    Manager First Team

  6. Alfreton Town

    1 Jul 1992 – 30 Jun 1997

    Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

2

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.