Bologna

Why Bologna

Here is the argument for Bologna: Italy, Italy Serie A, and a ground called Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• Easy weekend

  Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is about 5km from the ground, and Bologna Ravone is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

• The calendar you inherit

  Following Italy Serie A means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. Italy becomes part of your week.

• Old enough to matter

  1909 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

• Something to defend

  The cabinet is not empty: Mitropa Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.