I still hope that once you get to know the basic rules of the game (and a few of the utility programs as well) you are able to play it with a minimum of effort.
Well it is quite complex. It takes a while to get going. And longer while before you see changes you make in your club or team to take effekt. You just can't take a weekend off and play Hattrick to push your team because of the games weekly structure. Real improvements will only come after a few seasons (at least I hope so...)
But it's a nice game ta attend every now and then. A bit like a football tamagotchi...
And I like that you can decide how much time and effort you want to invest. You can loose yourself in endless transfer market gambles, finetuning of your team and training, etc... Or ,like I do at the moment, just make little adjustments here and there, pick a squad every saturday and wednesday and see what happens.