John Fallon: Harsh lessons won’t derail UCD’s core curriculum

The Students' struggles this season has seen them rooted to the bottom of the Premier Division but their value to the football ecosystem remains clear

Fighting for their place: Luke Boore of UCD in action against Tunde Owolabi of St Patrick's Athletic at the UCD Bowl in Belfield. 

Villarreal’s return to prominence always evoke memories of UCD’s torpedoing of the Yellow Submarine in 2011 but a section of League of Ireland purists are revelling in the Students' own form of sinking.

Just over a third of the way through the Premier Division season and the team managed by Andy Myler are heading straight back to the second tier they escaped from via the playoff.