My hand was forced. I normally like an 8 man rotation, especially when in the cup. This season I decided on 7 guys, hopeful to use the salary savings to upgrade the arena. I was bounced from the cup early partially because of this. Then 2 guys were injured in the same game for 2 and 3 weeks. Seeing as I'm a few wins less than hoped at this point of the season coupled with a foul happy team, something had to be done.
I spent a lot of time on the transfer market this weekend. I was blown away at the ludicrous prices players were going for. I target many players just to watch them sell for double what I expected/ willing to pay for. I was hoping for a guard or 2, but didn't have much luck. I was actually planning to get back to a decent training regimen, but I wasn't willing to pay the price others were. The bigs I found were great. I needed one before the Saturday match or I would have lost. It turns out that was the difference in winning or losing. The guards are patchwork "warm bodies" while I wait for injuries to heal.
Many more changes are coming. But this should have been expected with one of the oldest teams in the league that is sitting at the bottom of the standings.
Once again, my arena is being ignored. This will hurt long term, but my ship was sinking faster than I hoped. I'm hopeful I can stay healthy and reconfigure my team on my own terms from here on out. I still think I have a punchers chance of sneaking into the playoffs, but am currently just trying to stay out of a regulation series. The guys on the other side or too good or too rich to win 2 out of 3 when it's all on the line! The bad news is that the teams on my half are just as good or just as rich....