Bradley's boys pay tribute to boss and backroom team after Shamrock Rovers' title triumph

Roberto Lopes and Ronan Finn hailed the role Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley and his backroom team had on the club's four-in-a-row achievement in the immediate aftermath of Friday night's SSE Airtricity Premier Division title-clinching win over St Patrick's Athletic.

Matching the feat of the Hoops side of the 1980s cements Bradley's place in club history, although his future at Tallaght Stadium has yet to be decided, with stalled contract negotiations set to resume at the end of the season.

"I want to go for five. It's down to the board now," Bradley told RTÉ Sport after the win at Richmond Park.

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Lopes and Finn were both of the view that Bradley's services and those of his backroom team are indispensable.

"They've been absolutely unbelievable," Lopes said. "What they've done since day one is incredible. Every little detail they looked into and tried to improve it, no matter what it was and no matter how small it was.

"They did that with me. They saw a player in me. They made me win the league four times. I can't speak highly enough of the manager and the staff, what they do for us on a day-to-day basis, the ambition and where they wanted to take this club from day one, and the message and how they get that across to the players. I think you can see that, the group we have will die for the staff here."

Reflecting on his own feelings of landing another title, the 31-year-old said: "It's everything we play for. It's for nights like these, moments like these, it's