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Every player, the way an analyst sees him
Open any player in your save. FM Gaffer judges him on his match numbers this season, adjusted for the strength of his league. It tells you in plain words what he is good at, what he is not, how he plays and whether the price is right.
Click any screen to see it full size.
Score and best role
One number for the job he does best
Each role is judged only on the stats that job needs. A Poacher is judged on goals and shots. A Ball-Playing Centre-Back is judged on passing and defending.
Every stat sits on one ruler. Line up the players at his position from worst to best:
- 50the middle player
- 80the top 10 in 100
- 100the top 1 in 100
His stat points are then multiplied by the strength of his league. Goals in a weak league count for less than goals in the Premier League. That gives his role points, the number you see.
The number always comes with his place: "2nd of 273, top 1%". His best role is the one where his place is highest, so you never compare raw numbers from different jobs.
Strengths, weaknesses, verdict
What he is good at, and what he is not
The page names his three best and three worst numbers for the role, each with the real figure per 90 minutes. No grades, no stars.
Then a verdict for the role, with one line that names the reason.
- BUYTop of his position, and fee and wage together cost no more than similar players.
- CHECK PRICEPlays like a BUY, but his price is too low to believe. Look it up in the game first.
- WATCHGood enough to follow, not yet a clear buy.
- AVOIDBelow the average for his position.
A player from a league FM Gaffer cannot rate gets WATCH at most. So does a player with too few minutes.
His profile in 12 numbers
Measured against the same job
The Ladder tab puts 12 of his numbers on one wheel. Each slice shows how many players at his position he beats on that stat.
The colours split the wheel into passing and keeping the ball, attacking, and defending. One look tells you what kind of player he is.
Switch from his own league to the Top 5 leagues to compare him with players at the top level.
- Shots: better than 98%
- Chance quality: better than 95%
- Passes completed: better than 2%
How he plays
His style, read off his numbers
Sliders describe how he plays, not how good he is. Each one compares him with the middle player at his position.
- On the ball a lot, or rarely
- Safe or risky passer, few or many forward passes
- Crosses, shoots, shoots from distance
- In the air, presses, ground covered
Every slider shows the real number next to the middle player's. Taliari shoots 3.1 times per 90, where the middle player shoots 1.7.
Is the price right?
Checked against 30 similar players
The Moneyball tab finds the 30 priced players most like him in level, age and years left on his contract. The middle of their values is what similar players cost.
You see the difference in one line, then every one of the 30 players with his role points, value and wage.
The game's own value
The price is the value the game itself gives the player. FM Gaffer never makes up a fee.
What it never uses
Only what you can see too
His score comes only from matches he played. Nothing comes from the parts of the game that are hidden from you.
What it reads
- His match numbers this season, from your save
- How strong his league is
- The game's value, his wage and his contract
What it never reads
- Hidden attributes
- The game's memory while it runs
- His match rating, for the score
FM Gaffer only reads your save file. It never writes to your game and your save never leaves your computer.
Try it on your own save
Open your best player. See what he really is.
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