I think this poll shows we need much more low-cost players.
Your answer shows that you want much more low-cost players.
If some managers are willing to pay a high price for old or bad players, it means those managers think the players are worth the money. As if was stated before, average players can be bought for low prices but one needs to spend some time on the market to find those opportunities.
No my post wasn't personal at all.
I have been very active so far, and always managed to underpay for players. You can check my transfer record, I almost always buy players, use them for a season, then sell for slightly more than I bought them, or at least return the money.
But this season, I didn't have time to play. And guess what, I just gave up on the season(after starting 7-0), there are no good deals on the market, unless you hawk all the time..
This is probably why a lot of casual/new managers are leaving. They are being victims to overpaying for bad players.
To return to my point: inflation on top end players -
good for the game, inflation on low end players -
horrible for the game.
BBs should probably change the FA formula so it releases more 10-40k players, and thus deflate their price.