Staff questions

[chucklehead]

Hello folks

A few questions regarding staff if you don't mind:

1. Is there any way to effectively search for decent staff? Seems like you have to randomly click through the massive list and hope you find someone decent

2. Am I right in thinking that in classic mode, a staff member's individual attributes are not too important? For example, a 3 star physio will always be better that a 2.5 star physio?

3. If I can get a decent Head of Youth, will I get better youth players coming through?

Thanks people!

[Santa Claus]

Hello folks

A few questions regarding staff if you don't mind:

1. Is there any way to effectively search for decent staff? Seems like you have to randomly click through the massive list and hope you find someone decent

2. Am I right in thinking that in classic mode, a staff member's individual attributes are not too important? For example, a 3 star physio will always be better that a 2.5 star physio?

3. If I can get a decent Head of Youth, will I get better youth players coming through?

Thanks people!

1. Try to filter them by attributes, reputation or wage, that's at least what I do.

2. Don't know.

3. Depends who you have set as a responsible for youth intake. you can set DoF, HoYD, Assistant Manager, whoever. The most important attributes are (I think) Working with Youngsters, Determination, Judging Player Potential, those are the ones I look for.

[Santa Claus]

Also good youth recruitment network and junior caoching increase chances of good regen coming through.

[tieio]

2. Am I right in thinking that in classic mode, a staff member's individual attributes are not too important? For example, a 3 star physio will always be better that a 2.5 star physio?

3. If I can get a decent Head of Youth, will I get better youth players coming through?

Thanks people!

2. Yes, you are right but even among those ones it is best to recruit the best attributes. The below 'guide' is for full FM but easily used in FMC also, here:

Staff:

Assistant Manager:

Attributes worth considering for this role would be the usual Determination, Discipline and Motivation along with a coaching attribute (if you plan to use them to carry out training). As well as these, Tactical Knowledge, Judging Player Ability would be useful to provide accurate reports of players/opponents. Again, consider Adaptability if he is not from the nation your managing in.

Coaches:

Fitness (Aerobic/Strength) = Fitness, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Tactics = Tactical, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Ball control = Technical, Mental, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Attacking = Attacking, Tactical, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Defending = Defending, Tactical, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Shooting = Technical, Attacking, Determination, Discipline & Motivation.

Goalkeeping (Shot Stopping) = Goalkeeping, Determination, Discipline, Motivation (& Tactical*)

Goalkeeping (Handling) = Goalkeeping, Determination, Discipline, Motivation (& Technique*)

Man Management can be a helpful attribute and alternatively Working With Youngers for any under 18s coaches. Also consider Adaptability if they are not from the nation your managing in.

Director Of Football:

If you require your DOF to look for players to buy then obviously judging player potential and ability is a requirement. If he is to do negotiations with transfers fees/contracts then consider the attributes of Motivating and Determination. Also, Adaptability no doubt will play a key part for when he looks for targets abroad as well as adapting to his new country if he is not from the nation your managing in.

Head Of Youth Development:

Determination

Discipline

Motivation

Working With Youngsters

Judging Player Potential

Adaptability (for foreign coaches to the country your managing in)

Reserve Manager:

Determination

Discipline

Motivation

Man Management

Tactical Knowledge (if first team tactics are not used by reserve manager)

Working With Youngsters (as the reserve manager will help with youth training)

Adaptability (for foreign coaches to the country your managing in)

Under 18s Manager:

Determination

Discipline

Motivation

Working With Youngsters

Tactical Knowledge (if first team tactics are not used by under 18s manager)

Judging Player Potential

Adaptability (for foreign coaches to the country your managing in)

Scout:

Obviously Judging Player Ability and Potential are the two key aspects for scouts but it is also worth considering what you use your scouts for. From my own experience you want a tactical scout (Judging Player Ability and Tactical Knowledge, Motivation, Determination and Adaptability) who will give you the best information about upcoming opponents. Secondly a knowledge scout who will gain more knowledge from discovering more parts of the world and therefore increasing your scouting area (e.g. Asia). Adaptability, determination and motivation are key attributes for this. Additionally Judging Player Ability and Potential would be useful but any further scouting can be carried out by your other scouts. Thirdly, you want a potential scout who will just look for youth (Judging Player Potential, Motivation, Determination, Adaptability). Finally you want an ability scout who will search purely for players with current ability (Judging Player Ability, Motivation, Determination, Adaptability).

Chief Scout:

For this role I would consider a scout who has high attributes in both Judging Player Ability and Potential. Additionally consider Motivation, Determination and Adaptability. I use the chief scout for world scouting as well as gaining any additional scouting on players found by my ability/potential scouts, only if I require a second opinion.

Physio:

Obviously Physiotherapy is the key attribute but also consider Fitness, Motivation, Discipline and Adaptabilty (if their not from your managing nation). Working with youngers is also useful when looking for under 18s physio’s.

Additionally, positive personalities can help so it might be worth also taking that into consideration when looking for new staff.

3. It helps but this is one aspect I feel personally is very broken in this version because youth facilities for getting better youth players does not improve very quickly at all if at all. Take Accrington Stanley to the top of the world in 2031 and still have basic youth facilities! They are the richest and most reputable team in the world, but they have basic youth facilities. Yeah, okay.

Here is a screenie for your viewing pleasure, even finnier of note is that under facilities it says Basic youth facilities but in the view facilities tab it still says poor youth facilities. Hundreds of millions in the bank and winning every trophy imaginable... this is what most small teams have to look forward to.

[scwiffy]

2. Am I right in thinking that in classic mode, a staff member's individual attributes are not too important? For example, a 3 star physio will always be better that a 2.5 star physio?

2. Yes, you are right but even among those ones it is best to recruit the best attributes. The below 'guide' is for full FM but easily used in FMC also, here:

Is that actually true (about the star system being the most important for staff in FMC?), where did you get that information from???