Btw, before i'm off to sleep, some tips when you're searching the transfer markets and stuff:
->the skills stamina, passing, set pieces are more or less secondary skills. Don't pay too much for a player just cos he's excellent or solid at any of those. Ofocurse, it's cool if they are, but not worth the extra cash.
skills important to positions (from most important to least)
->keeper: Keeper (duh), set pieces
->central defenders: defending (duh),passing
->wing backs: defending, winger
->inner midfield: playmaking, passing
->wingers: winger, passing
->forwards: scoring, passing
Make sure all the players on a certain position are ok in the primary stat of their place. Set pieces is only useful for one player, as only one can take the free kicks. (but keeper has an obvious need for it too, if possible) Stamina is important for everyone except the keeper. But make sure that especially your midfield has sufficient stamina. If it doesn't they'll get tired real quick and lose their grip on midfield.
Blah...having a good keeper always helps too...what your best keeper's keeping stat? If you're lucky he's passable, cos keepers are frigging expensive. I payed 200k € for my solid keeper.  And that's a bargain for a 20-yr old keeper.
Attackers are much cheaper, if you're lucky you can get a young solid scorer for a mere 100k €.
If it helps, my transfer history:
Date/Type/Players/Price/Value then
12/25/2003 Bought Markku Halmetoja from Bloodletting 51 000 Euro (10 000 Euro)
12/20/2003 Bought Antonio Barbarán from Pinguins Brugge 10 000 Euro (58 000 Euro)
11/22/2003 Bought Teodosie Matei from Argentina Barrial 104 000 Euro (20 000 Euro)
11/20/2003 Bought Juan Santa Ana from Padre Gomez 199 000 Euro (52 000 Euro)
11/15/2003 Bought Jin Gu-ni from RSC Blues Brothers 199 000 Euro (298 000 Euro)
->Jin Gu-ni is my solid keeper
->Juan Santa Ana is a solid playmaker with excellent stamina and solid set pieces
->Teododosie Matei is a solid scorer
->Antonia Barbarian is an inadequate backup keeper
->Markku Halmetoja is an old (33) midfielder, very experienced and solid playmaking. He's injured tho and recovers reeaaaal slow since he's an old biatch
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And let's see if this gets picked up by the americans too. 
It's good fun, trust me!
Like i said, can't do it too soon with the financial pit that needs filling.