Originally Posted by
jcohen42
If you're talking to me, it's not about sitting around for hours earning tokens; it's about spending them smartly. Buying young, fast-training players that work for your system, and then adjusting tactics to fit opponents. Also avoiding getting into long auction battles, and going for bargain values instead. Lately I've been getting higher-quality teams due to the extra tokens from Associations, which have allowed me to purchase about one Scout or Recommended player per season for the past couple seasons.
Overall, it really doesn't take an inordinate amount of effort to succeed at the game without paying any money. It just requires smart thinking and taking advantage of every aspect of the game possible, rather than trying to win with brute force (i.e. hours of training).