Things are looking okay here. I've gotten things back on track and am winning my Div IV games on Take it Easy. I've picked up two solid post players with salaries of 9 and 11k, which in Div IV makes them quite strong. At 23 and 25, I should be able to keep them for quite some time, transitioning them to backups as my team gets better. It will be extremely difficult for any of the teams in my league to stop me from moving back to Div III next year. There is one team making lots of moves on the transfer market, flipping players and putting money in the bank (I suspect), but I should be able to beat them with my top guys playing all at once.
Financially, I'm pretty much tapped out. I will not be adding any new players until the draft. My weekly earning are also quite low because of my Level 6 trainer and the high (for Div IV) salaries on my team. I do, however, have about 40% of the seats still empty at my home games. I'm thinking of using what little cash I have left to upgrade my Level 1 PR manager to somebody who'll put more butts in the seats. If I start filling my arena like I was at the end of last year, I'll be raking in the dough again!
Plan right now is to finish off the regular season with an extremely high enthusiasm, and take that into the playoffs. No messing around in the playoffs, play as hard as I can every game and make sure I advance. Look to the draft (lots of bots, something good might fall), and consider selling one of my three trainees next year. By next year any of the three should get me 2-3 million on the market, but I'd have to draft something really special to part with any of the guys I already have.
Good luck with the rest of the season everyone!