Quote Originally Posted by tilkmin View Post
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).