Glenn Cronin had mixed feelings when he heard the news that his former club Chester City were wound up last week.
The Bohemians midfielder went through a 'nightmare' stint with the Cheshire-based team back in 2007 and departed with a bitter taste of being mistreated.
Having joined the Blues following a relatively successful spell with Exeter City, the fiery midfielder had hoped to make a big impact. But once he picked up an injury he discovered that the club had stopped paying him.
For three months Cronin argued and fought with club officials to collect the wages that were not paid because he was not playing. It was the worst period of his career. So it is not that surprising that he had little sympathy for the club after they were thrown out of the Football League due to financial difficulties and a hefty tax bill that they couldn't pay.
'If you spoke to anyone who played for the club over the last few years they would have told you that the problems were there for all to see. This wasn't something that happened overnight,' Cronin told Sportsmail.
'The people who ran the club were not good people. They were found out in the end, but there was a lot of stuff going on for a number of years before that all happened.
'When I was there it was an absolute nightmare. I picked up an injury, which kept me out for three months and they refused to pay me as I wasn't playing - as if it was my fault that I couldn't play.
'The club didn't treat me well at all. I was delighted when I finally left, but I will always have the memory of that horrible year and how hard I had to fight to get out.'
Cronin admits to feeling sorry for the fans who had supported Chester through all of the troubles, but he is glad that his current employers, Bohemians, handle their business in a professional manner.
The 28-year-old goes into tonight's Premier Division clash with UCD as a 'mentally stronger' person and a better player from the one who joined Pat Fenlon's squad in 2008.
He has improved all aspects of his game and played a key part in helping the Gypsies win their back-to-back Premier Division titles as well as the FAI Cup and EA Sports Cup.
Now he has his sights set on guiding Bohs back to the top of the table as the champions are expected to teach the Students a lesson in top-flight football at Belfield tonight.
One player who has his own argument to air is UCD midfielder Greg Bolger, who believes the newly-promoted side have the ability to surprise a few people this season.
Martin Russell's young team got off to the perfect start with a 3-0 win over Drogheda United in the opening day, but not many will Bolger and his team-mates to cause Bohs much trouble.
'People are not expecting anything from us, but why can't we get fifth spot and qualify for Europe? No one will be giving us a chance, but the same happened with Dundalk last year,' Bolger told Sportsmail.
'In a way it is an incentive for us to show what we are capable of. We can only do our own thing and hope it is good enough to get us up the table, but it would be great to surprise everyone.
'We'll try to play the right way, pick up as many points as we can and see where that leaves us. I can see us winning games and maybe losing a few too. It will just be about how many we can win over the course of the season.'
The clash between the division's heavyweights and the favourites to be relegated is expected to have a predictable outcome, but sometimes these type of games tend to stray from the script. The Students will certainly be hoping to mix things up tonight.