why won't staff people change roles?

for example, an ass-man always rejects a role as a trainer for the first squad. this could be logical, it is a "lesser" role, but sometimes its unrealistic.

for example, i was playing as PSV, and the ass-man of a club in the hoofdklasse (3rd division holland, edited with database) could become a decent trainer. so i offered him the role, but the ass-man said he didnt like the job.

i tried the same with chelsea, offering the ass-man of a blue square north club the role of trainer first squad. however he also refused, because he didnt like the job.

i think its a bit unrealistic that the staff won't "downgrade" their roles. it happens in real life. also if i was the manager of my local club and barcelona would ask me to become a trainer, i don't think i would refuse it.

in short, the staff should be able to accept lesser jobs.

agreed. In real life, even managers accept roles as assistant managers. Peter Reid is but one example.

You're right - it's too inflexible. Not just 'lesser roles'; you can get scouts with outstanding coaching attributes who refuse, or scouts with 20 physio who refuse.

It happens the other way as well as I had Joe Jordan refuse to become my Asst Mgr at spurs and stay as a first team coach

You're right - it's too inflexible. Not just 'lesser roles'; you can get scouts with outstanding coaching attributes who refuse, or scouts with 20 physio who refuse.

I don't think that is too weird. If someone chooses to be a scout, why would he want to become a physio? Probably not a job he'd enjoy. Other way around too.

I agree though that the OP's points are valid. I'd think coaches and assistant managers would be more likely to climb up the ladder.

martin keown wants nothing other than to be a scout in my save but he would make a cracking ass man.

pun intended.

but if you are the ass-man in the BSQ N/S, with a wage of lets say 200 a week, and a prem. league club offers you the job of trainer for 5000 a week, who would refuse something like that? in the game it happens, and i don't think its realistic.

or like Leo Beenhakker, who has swapped between manager and director more than once. in the game it wont happen.

Stevio - What in the name of God made you want to make him you assisstent? Just give him his P45 already, if you can'y flog him to West Ham/Portsmouth/Sunderland!