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LOSING RUN WILL DRIVE US TO TITLE

Irish Daily Mirror

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October 28, 2025

STEPHEN BRADLEY says he is a bad loser - and a hat-trick of Premier Division defeats is all the motivation he and his players need to finish the job tomorrow.

- BY MARK McCADDEN

Shamrock Rovers are in unfamiliar territory with three consecutive losses delaying their inevitable crowning as League of Ireland champions for the fifth time in six years.

A title that could have been wrapped up a month ago can now be secured in front of a home crowd against a Galway side still in danger of dropping into the relegation playoff spot.

And Bradley will use the hurt felt after recent defeats to Shelbourne, St Patrick's Athletic and Derry City on Sunday (left) to push his players over the line.

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