Seems a silly complaint to make, but I've been promoted even though my team finished ninth.
It was obvious from a few games ago that I wouldn't be making the promotion places, so I started building my team for the following season - buying players, strengthening the squad etc so they could compete properly in the upcoming season.
However, those five star players I've wasted tokens and cash on now suddenly become four star players because the team has been bundled up a level and I'm back to square one not being able to compete against six or seven-star teams who somehow manage to bring a suspiciously large number of fans to their games.
Why? What's the point?