Teema: Newb needing help

Do I have to be a member for 10 days to start wheeling and dealing players? I don't understand. Is there any way to speed this process and get the manager experience right away? Is there some other way to upgrade my players? I notice that a friend of mine who started only recently, has upgraded players already.

Level up your training/regen facilities. Then go to the players tab and go to practice. Set up their practice for which skill you want them working on. Log in everyday to get manager xp. That's the only way to speed it up!

Set up your players practice now though. You can do that from day one!

And take time to read the FAQ

FAQ first
Brain second
building third

balance your players 2-1-1 on their attributes

You get 1 manager exp for each day you log in. Log in for 11 days and you'll have access to the market.

Haha yeah, the first 11 days feels so boring but time just flows after that

Can't agree on the attribute balance, koops. gotta be 10-8-8(7) at least. Good for discussion tho.

2-1-1 is the basic primary build. It seems to make the most bang for your buck. until your team starts getting better will you try other builds. But as the game in concerned, 2-1-1 is the minimum to get the maximum out of your players.