I managed to trim my team of 4 players, now I've got a 2*, 2 x 3*, a 4*, 5 x 5*, 7 x 6*, 12 x 7*. Obviously the average is still too high to really affect the draw, but all of my 5 and 6* players (except the 2nd goalie) are 18/19 y/o and it's too soon to drop them. Hopefully It'll become clearer next season who's worth keeping and who's worth replacing with a dud 30-year old, lol. This is quite a balancing act which takes some effort, it might become clearer that it isn't for me and I'll aim for strength in depth again.
Ah well, it's all fun and games, eh?