Dear all managers in The RedCafe League,
It is time for change. Since the league began in 2012, a select few clubs hoarded numerous players and it was to the detriment of the league.
In our heyday, we had the top three divisions full. Now? Just 32. This is a fantastic league, but it needs to be accessible to more, and driving people away in the manner that has been done so far isn’t going to do any good.
Manchester United are finished buying players for the foreseeable future and all at the club will now put our efforts towards trimming down the squad. We have a lot of quality players, and it just is not right that a lot of players are being kept to a select few teams, when they could be doing good elsewhere and played on a regular basis.
However, this is not a process that can be done overnight. On behalf of the club, I can say that we will be selling up to 10 players each season until we reach the target squad size of 50. Players that will be sold in the first wave include the likes of Luc Castaignos, Quincy Promes and Wilfried Zaha. AFC Bournemouth, Derby County and Oxford United have first dibs on these players and can lodge a bid right now if they wish. If they’re not interested, we will then open it up to the Division 2 teams to bid, and finally Division 1.
If we all pull together in this manner, we can create a better league. A more enjoyable league - especially for those in the current lower Divisions.
Yours sincerely,
Damien
Manager and The RedCafe League admin