Associations can be a tankers paradise.

Remember games attract experienced gamers. They look at a system and identify opportunities for advantage including WITHOUT CHEATING. The two key areas in top 11 are quality and the draw system.

I'm top Q in my association and I frequently get higher Q opposition. If you look at what the draw produces you can then look at what advantages there may be. One I've seem is a single lower Q member (doesn't need to be huge) with balanced others. The low Q guy gets 1 higher opponent, the higher more equal guys get slightly less. The lower Q guy then gets boosted with loans and bonuses. Thats one way, there are many. Think tactically.

PS. I'm sure there will come a day when I will sacrifice my 2 matches (hoping to snatch a point) and boost others by loaning my best players to increse their chances. Throw away 2 games to increase chance of success in up to 10 others.