Nordeus and managers

[Toxcatl]

In France, several teams from league 2 avoid promotion on purpose because they cannot afford the invesment necessary to survive at higher level. And for them, it's definitely more clever to stay at their level than getting promoted and die 2 years afterwards.

Isn't it illegal?

I also don't understand why would they die in two years. Get promoted, try to stay there, get demoted back if fails. The chain of defeats scares off sponsors? Players get depress?