Mansfield Town

Reasons To Adopt

Here is the argument for Mansfield Town: England, England EFL Trophy, and a ground called One Call Stadium. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• Close to the pitch

  One Call Stadium holds about 10,022. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.

• You get a nickname

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

• Worth the journey

  Nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), roughly 35km 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 EFL 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.