The debate over what exactly is killing the quality of the local league has been going on for a long time. One particular problem is the dearth of quality in the local league.
This is mostly because if a player explodes for just a season on the local scene, the next thing you hear he has moved to a foreign league. A lot of times, he does not move to any proper foreign league, sometimes moving to leagues in countries such as Vietman, Thailand, India. etc