I believe the higher levels help a little with the fan boycott following a demotion but I agree the level doesn't offset the cost. I've had 3 home games where I've made 40k less than a normal week with a level 5 trainer. Recently I had a home game against the 8th seed and made my normal 240k, next home game against my rival I lowered ticket prices and made only 204k. I got my pr guy with a really low salary which is the only reason I still have him.