BRADLEY: FORM NOT A CONCERN

STEPHEN BRADLEY has explained why he is “okay” with Shamrock Rovers’ recent run of form, with the Hoops failing to win in their last four Premier Division games.

- BY MARK McCADDEN

Bradley's men have coughed up winning positions against St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Shelbourne and Cork City, but have come away with three draws and a defeat.

Despite that, they are just two points off the top of the table, in a hugely congested field where just four points separate first from seventh.

So, the fact that the Hoops have not lost any significant ground in the race for the 2025 League of Ireland title has helped temper the disappointment of recent results.

“You can look at it either way,” said Bradley. “As I said, throughout the course of the season, you'll get spells like this and if you're to say this is our little spell and when we are where we are, you'd be okay with that.

“We're obviously frustrated we haven't got more points but, as I said, that's football and sometimes that happens.