I had a friend sign up sometime ago. Got an 18 year old MVP big in his 1st team and then less then half a season later got a 18 year old HoFer and did not even last 2 full season before his team went broke. It was all too hard to compete with people who have played for seasons and seasons and had buckets of money.
Good point but in some ways its now easier than ever to climb through the ranks because of the capping on arena sizes and the cheap prices of players.
The biggest disadvantage that new Managers face is their lack of Knowledge in the game.
If I was to start off in Div IV, I reckon I could rise through the ranks a lot quicker than what I did the first time around