Manager Stephen Bradley has led Shamrock Rovers to a fifth league title in six seasons. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
Well, they’ve finally done it. With one game remaining in the season, Shamrock Rovers have sealed the Premier Division title with a win at home to Galway United.
Requiring just a single point to put themselves beyond the reach of Derry City, Wednesday’s 1-0 result at Tallaght Stadium – courtesy of a 75th-minute goal from Dylan Watts – ended Rovers’ agonising wait to reclaim their spot as champions of the league.
Stephen Bradley has Rovers operating on a higher plain to any other club in the history of Irish football.
“I want to win the league, I want to win the cup,” he said repeatedly this season. “And I want to do what we did last year in Europe. That’s our aim.”
Capturing a fifth League of Ireland title in six seasons, while still competitive in Europe and ahead of the FAI Cup final against Cork City on Sunday week, has a lot to do with minority shareholder Dermot Desmond’s unwavering suppo
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