so to speak.

There's an unmanaged team in my league with some quality players. Is it possible to set up a trade with them? Will the AI judge a fair decision so I can't rob all the good ones?

Guess not - but just asking. Guess the problem would be that unmanaged teams would have all the good stuff taken from them and then seem less appealing to new managers right?

No, you can't trade with AI controlled teams or owners in their first 30 days on the game.

I've just joined new league - assume I'm not classed as new first 30 days of the game ? your referring to this website game as opposed to new league right?

that 30 days is from the day you started playing the game, not based on league.