A suggestion (since this is the Suggestion forum). Why not give the NT-coaches an additional option to shortlist some players? If sacked from a team, players on the NT shortlist would be released to the TL as free agents, rather than end their careers. A feature like this would have no impact on NT game shape like releasing/adding players would have.
I believe this would be fair to the NT-coaches (including helpers) that from my experience devote a lot of time mapping out and keeping track of talent, giving advice to owners, and so on. Might seem trivial to some, but it's unbelievably shitty to see prospects perish like this. If I wanted to keep those really into the game (people around the NT) motivated, I'd do something about this..
This would unbalance the whole NT race because it would protege bigger countries with larger pool of very good players. Currently it is 18 (+18 of u21) for everyone. Not tha I support possible sabotaging as in the french accusation but there should be the limit forcing nt managers to use thsoe 18 spots effectivally dealing with qualtiy, game shape, potential for future etc. otherwise it would be completely a matter fo dull bigger pool over nt manager skill. Bigger countries have an advantage of bigger draft pools and that should be about it, it should be up to them if they can hold on that advantage or not. Since NT managers ar voted there is no issue.