Optimism is fading fast - why Drogheda's relegation fight might be doomed to failure
Just three victories in 26 league matches does not indicate United are a team capable of embarking on the kind of run they will need to avoid a return to the First Division doldrums.
What Drogheda have been so lauded for since their promotion to the Premier Division in 2020 has been their ability to regenerate on an annual basis, to absorb the constant losses in personnel and replace those departures with players equally good, if not better.