Pau

The Case For Them

Here is the argument for Pau: France, France Ligue 2, and a ground called Nouste Camp. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

• You get a nickname

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

• Easy weekend

  Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is about 11km from the ground, and Gare de Pau is 4km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

• The calendar you inherit

  Following France Ligue 2 means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. France becomes part of your week.

• Old enough to matter

  1904 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.