This week's Non-League Paper had a nice piece on watching football as a student, Alex Thrower taking in a game at Ramsbottom United for £6 and enjoying the informal nature of the Non-League experience.
If you are at university then there are plenty of opportunities to catch a match and most clubs, from the Premier League downwards do offer a discount on admission.
Beyond that there are often special offers in those towns and cities where the university plays a huge part in local life.
Nick Hornby fell for the charms of Cambridge United in his university days in the city and with 34,000 students arriving back or for the first time in September there are some potential new supporters out there.
United were active at the various freshers fairs and also offered free tickets for tonight's game against Grimsby Town, an offer that over 500 people had taken advantage as of Monday afternoon.
And I have often seen clubs such as Bath City and Aberystwyth Town offer free tickets or vastly reduced admission to games (Bath recently held their Student Day, to coincide with Non-League Day, with £2 entry to a National League South fixture).
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