Stenhousemuir

Make The Case

Here is the argument for Stenhousemuir: Scotland, Scotland Championship, and a ground called Ochilview Park. 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 Stenny The Warriors. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

• Easy weekend

  Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is about 29km from the ground, and Larbert railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

• The calendar you inherit

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

• Deep roots

  Founded in 1884, Stenhousemuir were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 142 years of accumulated grudges.