How can I keep a player from my 1st Season until he retires ?

[Cat Harrison]

Everyone see the same TL... pretty much, but not always at the same time. If you reload the game often you will rotate through the whole list for sure. I hate bidding wars. If I'm looking for a player, I try to be patient and log on at odd hours when there are less people to compete with, and rarely buy in the first few days of the season.

[NapoliSamper]

I try to be patient and log on at odd hours when there are less people to compete with

Yes !! I do exactly the same to save my few tokens Usually, on the last market "wave" of the day, at night, I spend 2 or max 3 tokens per player !
Really better than trying to get some in the evening.