AFC Sudbury

Why AFC Sudbury

Here is the argument for AFC Sudbury: England, England FA Trophy, and a ground called The Elite Travel Stadium, Sudbury. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• The calendar you inherit

  England FA Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.

• Modern era club

  Formed in 1999, so the whole story is documented, arguable and still being written. Join now and you were basically there from the start.

• Something to defend

  The cabinet is not empty: Isthmian League and Eastern Counties League. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

• Close to the pitch

  The Elite Travel Stadium, Sudbury holds about 2,000. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.