Bolton Wanderers

Reasons To Adopt

Here is the argument for Bolton Wanderers: England, England Championship, and a ground called Toughsheet Community Stadium. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• Proper ground

  Toughsheet Community Stadium takes roughly 28,723, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.

• Worth the journey

  Nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), roughly 31km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.

• The calendar you inherit

  England Championship 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.

• Deep roots

  Founded in 1874, Bolton Wanderers were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 152 years of accumulated grudges.