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Lower league football probably doesn't get enough love on Mirror Football, and it's time for that to change.

The truth is - we love being huddled in the frozen masses in the stands on a cold Tuesday night in Stevenage.

The Premier League might have the draw of world class players, but would we turn our back on it for a £2 pie and a ticket for the half-time 50/50 draw?

Maybe. Here's 24 reasons to love lower league football...

1) You can always find a seat:

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2) Or if you can't find a seat, you can just stand:

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3) The fans will always find a way to watch the match, even if the floodlights fail:

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4) There's a pub on every corner of the stadium:

5) ...and sometimes you have to go through someone's house to get into the ground:

6) You can win a trophy even when you come SIXTH:

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7) If you lose your dentures, you'll ALWAYS get them back:

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8) A pie costs less than a pint (and a pint costs less than £3):

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9) When you're on TV, it's of similar importance to your wedding day:

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10) If you're not on TV, there's always the Football League Show:

11) A good cup run is FA Cup Third Round, sometimes even the fourth (pray for a home tie against a big team to balance the club accounts):

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12) The club shop is the same size as your local newsagent (makes it easy to find what you're looking for)...

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13) Your stadium isn't named after an airline, and you can watch the match from the car park:

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14) Sometimes you can even watch the game from your living room window:

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15) Your star signing cost £0, and he lives down your street:

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16) Sometimes, he even lives in YOUR house:

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17) Transfer deadline day is still stupid, but for the right reasons:

18) We're big fans of whoever does Wimbledon's social media...

19) Whoever does these tweets, you can tweet for @MirrorFootball at any time...

(Image: Twitter/AFC Wimbledon)

20) When you win the league it looks like this:

21) ...not like this:

(Image: Alex Livesey)

22) You can afford a season ticket - and you even get a special seat:

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23) Your record transfer fee hasn't been broken since 1993:

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24) And just remember. You could feasibly have this man in your squad (with Beast Mode ON):