'No regrets' - Bohemians manager Declan Devine looking to sign off season in style

Declan Devine's Bohemians started the season in impressive fashion, and the Gypsies manager is hoping that his side will end it in style as they take on St Patrick’s Athletic in Sunday’s FAI Cup final.

In his first season in charge, Devine made an immediate impact at the Dalymount Park club as Bohemians shot to the top of the Premier Divison table throughout the first round of fixtures.

Bohs sat on top of the table until mid May, however, there title challenge faded in the second half of the season, while a disappointing run-in saw Devine’s side miss out on European football as they fell out of the top three and ended up in the bottom half of the table, in sixth place.

But the Phibsboro side can right their recent wrongs by playing their way into Europe with a cup victory on Sunday against fellow Dublin club, St Pat’s.

A fourth-place finish in the league would have secured a place in the Europa Conference League for Devine’s side, as their opponents are already assured of a place following their third-place finish, however, now Shelbourne are waiting in the wings and will grab that final European spot if Bohs fail to secure the trophy.

"With a few games to go in our league campaign we were targeting second place, so we were really disappointed to finish outside the top four," said Devine, speaking to RTÉ Sport ahead of Sunday’s clash. "But it is the nature of the league this year, it has been tight from start to finish.

"This is another opportunity; we have worked hard to get here and we certainly don’t want to let it pass us by, because this club needs to be in Europe

"And it is also an opportunity to add silverware, which hasn’t been done in 15 years so it’s a big game for everyone."

Devine remains pragmatic regarding his