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As far as development, I've prioritized my facilities and arena over players since the start. I don't think I have any players from the market anymore, my entire lineup was recruited from the sports academy. It has taken a very long time and most of the people I started with have left me behind because they did the opposite. I probably have limited my progression, but it's the way I wanted to do things.
Besides, progression now is going to be rough. Getting into II.1 will take some time and that may be as far as any of us go. There is a lot of competition, even at the third tier, and everyone is improving.
I wouldn't worry too much about win/loss so long as your team continues to be solvent. Just keep working at it.