Agreed, Wagner. Although, if I'm honest, running a scant 10-man line-up has me slightly concerned about player injuries and the impact that would have on my training and ability to get good minutes for all players. But this is the challenge, right?! I mean, like you say, I cannot buy my way out. No more fast firings and quick hirings, injuries or not.
I understand that very well... maybe I can lend you some players, I have plenty ;) Oh, I just realized it might not be allowed in this league :D
But yes, worrying - sometimes excessively - can be a part of this process as well, I can assure you (or then it's just me). But it will be alright.. as you so well have written throughout the day, it is wise to try to be prepared for things that might prove to be challenges with your 10 player roster, yet it's so difficult to be prepared for everything. But if something is difficult, it doesn't mean it shouldn't be tried - there is actually the greatest reward in most dificcult things in my opinion. :)
No matter how well you plan, injuries could steal part of the season from you (training wise, and in terms of winning games if one of best players), but (as you very well know, so I don't know why I even write about this, so please don't take it the wrong way) if you want, you could try to minimize the risk by for example getting a good level doctor with massage skill, which would partly tackle that problem (game shape drops due to excessive weekly minutes, and, well, good skill level lessening the severity/length of injuries). Injuries are unfortunate, but as I tend to hire doctors with quite good skill levels, injuries have hardly been a serious issue to me during those seasons. (For instance, I can't even recall when I had 2 players injured simultaneously).
I have had to change my thinking. I have created multiple training schedules to best utilise 10 players while training 3 or 4 of them. I won't be able to train 6 of them (2-position training) until the following season when I have 13 players.
So, yeah, a little concerned about possible roadblocks, but very excited none-the-less. :)
I have also had to prioritise training and won't be able to implement that fully until I know what my draftees look like. Exciting stuff.
What is also exciting to me in your message, is how you want and decide to see chanllenge exciting - I can relate to that 100%, and I love to hear others see it like that as well. Nothing worthwile comes easy, say some. :)
I'm sure you're able to make best out of your situation as you already seemed to have thought about many scenarios, and like you mentioned, things will get easier season after that with 13 players.
For me it's so enjoyable to follow and have these kind of conversations, for so many reasons. First of all, we all play in regular BB leagues, in which any team (with adequate cash) can acquire players with, say, $1M of wages which changes the league balance totally. Not here, at least not that dramatically. So it's a breath of fresh air, as I don't have to fight against windmills, but only against teams that are deservedly developed (unless we take account the salary benefit exception, but that's another story).
Maybe most inspirating in reading/participating these is because I like to read/hear people having vision/plans and patience, and are all the time willing to optimize their plans/strategy, and trying to wonder what challenges they could face.
Having an experience, that this is hard, but still reaching a positive conclusion - that's what's often inspiring to me.
Sharing these kind of thoughts/worries also helps all of us to develop our thinking - I'm sure many that will read your posts, may never even have come to think of it from that standpoint. And even if they have, they might get the 'been there, done that' experience by reading it, which also can have positive effect by connecting managers throughout the world.