The Avian Warriors escaped relegation by whiskers. Club management recruited heavily including established stars and the coach that had just won the league. After about ten matches, the club only got one scrappy win. Fearing another woeful season the club management then sacked the new coach with players salaries slashed.
This is my entry to the #zapfic50monday with the prompt "scrap", hosted by @felt.buzz and @zapfic.club