@mcdoomer, true but that marge would be more like 20% + more in quality for my opponents and is not less. Facing 4,5 opponents in row with this kind of disadvantage would be constantly a pain in the ass. Also facing somebody with a level above me constantly when I apply this scenario would decrease my chances by a lot every time I am doing it as he will have the transfermarket advantage on his side.

Regarding my suggestion the game was pretty much the same when I started, same idea but way more radical, that time, level one always faced level one but after that the level difference between us was huge, even +15 levels or more. Doing it the same but on a smaller scale would be better I guess.

Despite that huge level difference, the CUP was loved by many managers cause it had a special charm. Now is quite gone!