nik, i understand you're a moderator in here and you try to take the game's side as much as you can, but you realise how stupid your theory sounds? why on earth someone who didn't played this game so far, after he reads all comments in here, would like to start and play the game??? if you think something like rescheduling a match or watching from another account, or playing with substitutes should be the "new normal" in order to win a freakin' match, i'm sorry but for me it's too much and stupid at the same time. a new manager will continue losing without knowing that if he had watched the game from another account he actually won that match, or if he chose another time for the easier match?!?!?!?! does that make any sense? jesus christ
i've shown you so many examples of trolls and inexplicable results and most of the people still believe that it's the manager's fault somehow... now, if i lose a final against a weaker team team it's my fault because i didn't rescheduled the match before. come on, be serious, this game is dead. a month ago i posted a thread on associations discussion where i said many things about how everything is programmed there. with examples and other things. after 2 days was deleted. so i understand why people in here defend this game... just as an example: 2 seasons ago my association had almost 1800 points. and in just 2 seasons they made us lose every single weekend reaching the situation where this weekend we need 16 points to remain at platinum. and if we don't make them my theory is confirmed once again.
all these been said, i don't wanna be part in a game where you must do crazy things to win a simple match or you need the server on your side to win against some pathetic inactive associations.
so the answer to your options is simple, first road. goodbye!