Football

No. Playing to get to the next level is the thing to do.

But rather than trying to hang on grimly each season, it would be interesting to see more clubs have exit plans that allow them to fuck off the deadwood and start bringing in new players from reserves/kids.
Obviously, that would mean having functioning reserve teams and everything. And who's going to do that?

What's the alternative? Playing in the championship with no desire to be promoted?

Obviously that's Forest's plan...

This season it appears to be 'get relegated so at least we can get promoted next season'.

Although last time that happened it took us three years to get promoted again.