I don't completely agree that ensuring equal level of opposition as the teams you're competing with should be a primary goal. But I do think that making it less likely that teams totally tank a league game is a good idea.I would start with small adjustments that:-decrease the HCA -reduce the fan attendance penalty of a close loss-increase the fan penalty of a large loss-increase the number of recent games that determine the next game's attendance (so it isn't solely determined by the immediate previous game)Other ideas for small adjustments are:-have games with no starters lead to much less merchandise that following week-reduce the money payout for Cup wins-maybe reduce the enthusiasm gain for Cup TIE?I don't favor changing the training system or the gameshape/minutes constraint, as they create a lot of interesting strategic decisions.