Odd

Why Odd

Here is the argument for Odd: Norway, Norway Eliteserien. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• The calendar you inherit

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

• Deep roots

  Founded in 1894, Odd were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 132 years of accumulated grudges.

• Something to defend

  The cabinet is not empty: Eliteserien: and 1. divisjon:. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

• Worth the journey

  Nearest airport is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), roughly 38km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.