“Yoyo club”
/ˈjoʊjoʊ klʌb/
noun · soccer
Definition
A team too good for the second tier but not quite good enough for the top one. They get promoted, struggle, get sent back down, then bounce right back up the next year.
Origin
Straight from the kids' toy. A club that bounces between divisions like a yo-yo on a string. Up. Down. Up again.
Used in a sentence
"Burnley are the textbook yoyo club. Promoted in 2023, down in 2024, up in 2025, down again in 2026. Four straight years of bouncing."
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