To those New managers,
1)Min. payroll this season is $74 186, it means system still charge you $ 74 186 each week even you fired all players. (also, the min. payroll at D2 is around $170 000, but $300 000 is the average most team spend.)
2)How much payroll your teams could afford depends on the income from home game. The size of your arena, number of canadian players, number of national team players, and Win/Loss will affect how many people to watch your game. Invest on the arena is a must long term project.
3)Never use 5 players only to play all games for budget purpose. Each players only could handle around 65-75 min. play time each week, other than that, your player get tired and it will affect his stamina and Game Shape. Once the DMI drop, it means your team is game over.
Good Luck to you all