Barwell

Make The Case

Here is the argument for Barwell: England, England FA Trophy, and a ground called Kirkby Road, Barwell. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• You get a nickname

  Known as The Canaries. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

• Easy weekend

  East Midlands Airport (EMA) is about 29km from the ground, and Elmesthorpe railway station is 3km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

• 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 1992, so the whole story is documented, arguable and still being written. Join now and you were basically there from the start.