Maybe "Absentees" is the wrong word then perhaps?
Saying that we "have lost our entire first team" is distorting the situation in a very negative way I feel. We have lost 4 players who are very hard to replace, 5 if you include Ofere. However the club/management did what they could to retain these players. These players have gone. They are no longer concerned with ICT. Our current squad, injuries and weaknesses (ie: scoring goals, not conceding) are our concern. Again, players out injured v those who are not then I can see a point to your comparison. Otherwise I just feel it's negativity for the sake of negativity at a time when it's really not needed.
Apologies if I am reading your post wrong.