Hey pal, I have to agree with many (negative) things you wrote but I disagree with your standpoint.
This is a simple f/b, mobile app and cannot compare it with Football Manager or Rome Total War.
It's a management game based on football but it doesn't have the realism of football in many things and for some of them there is no reason to do it (like the use of boosters).
One issue is that they put effort to the lay-out or to "realistic" presentation instead to give more depth to strategy/management.
but some good things you don't mention
It's a "light" pc game but you can play it in your mobile too, for example if you 're traveling or what ...
It's free and has a good value for money till the time you 'll start spending some good money to the game
You can play against human players instead of computer, AI
You can play with fb friends if you organize it (http://forum.topeleven.com/team-show...t11-group.html )
It has a nice forum where you can share things with other players.
So if you don't take it very seriously, not spending much time or money and put some personal additions in your way of playing it's good and this period it's the only game that have the "pack" above.