Meaning of yo-yo club | Babel Free

Definitions

A club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick succession.

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Examples

“A yo-yo club usually found bouncing between the top flight and the second tier, Leicester had spent the majority of the Premier League era outside of the Premier League.”

“The late 1970s and early '80s were notable for three clubs that had a particular notoriety as 'yo-yo clubs': they were Leicester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City”

“It would do nothing, however, to increase those clubs' chances of surviving in that top division as their financial resources would be diminished compared to the existing yo-yo clubs and would be likely to result in more 'one-season wonder' clubs.”

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