What is wrong ??? Promote from 9th position

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What are the rules? Either I promote the eight best or not. Every manager tries his best to win. but if you play against eight teams that are 20% better than you, then that's unfair. then you try your best you will ninth try to make it better next season and will still be punished.

I think @madflo19's screencap explained the rule pretty well. Regardless, look at it as a reward rather than punishment. You will earn more money this season, and you can develop a better team with little pressure. Invest in good young players in the high 80% or low 90% range (don't spend more than a token each), and train them. By the start of next season, you will have a bunch of 90 to 100+% players ready and you will do well in the league (provided you don't get promoted again. lol).

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Invest in good young players in the high 80% or low 90% range (don't spend more than a token each), and train them.

Where do you find those players? Not in the Transfer Market on my game for 1 token - cheapest half-decent young player I remember buying in the past three or four seasons cost me 8 tokens.
Even the four-star youth graduates cost at least that many tokens.

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Where do you find those players? Not in the Transfer Market on my game for 1 token - cheapest half-decent young player I remember buying in the past three or four seasons cost me 8 tokens.
Even the four-star youth graduates cost at least that many tokens.

In the transfer market. The best time is usually mid-season. Bid at the last moment so you don't attract attention, and leave if someone else put a competing bid.

Academy graduates typically cost more money than players from the transfer market, for me. Like now, I have a five star/14 token Academy player. Not planning to sign him up.