Thanks for the replies fellas. I did finally find a guy to come on board at a reasonable wage, and I expanded my search so that ended with a coach as my Ass. Man...hadn't thought of that!
I was thinking about some of the really low wages you see, and I wonder if these are accurate, like L40 a week? Seems like you could make more flipping hamburgers

. But I don't know much about football. Maybe it's like a lot of minor league hockey teams here in the US where there is a sad basic wage, but its made up for in with a lot of perks, such a free apartment (or a stipend for housing), some meal plan etc.
Lastly, since I just started playing CM, I wonder if the wage it shows for you as manager ever changes? I was a bit dismayed that I was putting myself through the embarrassment of a basement table position for a mere L110 a week