yo-yo club
nounEtymology
From the image of the club moving and down between leagues like a yo-yo.
Definitions
A club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick…
A club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick succession.
- 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
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