Connah's Quay

Why Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Wales, Essity Stadium, Flint, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

• Easy weekend

  Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is about 19km from the ground, and Connahs Quay railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

• The calendar you inherit

  Europe UEFA Europa Conference League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Wales does not do easy neutrals.

• Old enough to matter

  1946 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.

• Loaded cabinet

  6 distinct honours on record, including Cymru Premier. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.