I just pointed this out yesterday night, sadly what you are saying is true. I literally do not see what's the point of investing when eventually you will end up like in a trap. The more you invest, the more you will lose in the new season and sometimes like in your case you end up with opponents even higher in quality then you or worst with 1,2 levels more in competitions like CUP or Champions League.

Hopefully more people will come with good arguments and Top Eleven developers would finally decide to come with a change.