'We still believe' - Graham Burke defiant about Shamrock Rovers' title hopes

Shamrock Rovers' matchwinner Graham Burke secured a massive three points for his side against Bohemians on Monday evening, and he followed it up by defiantly declaring that the champions very much remain in the title race.

Their slim hopes looked set to be all but extinguished as the clocked ticked down towards the finish, but the substitute unleashed a fabulous low effort to the corner of Kacper Chorazka’s net six minutes from time as Tallaght Stadium erupted.

Stephen Bradley’s side are still the outsiders as they sit four points off leaders Shelbourne having played a game more, but Burke isn’t prepared to loosen the grip on their crown just yet.

"It’s big, we obviously knew we have to keep winning games, we totally believe that we’re in the title race," he told RTÉ Sport's Tony O'Donoghue after the 1-0 win.

"Last week was disappointing (v Derry), you could have had an extra two points but I won’t get into that.

"We knew tonight, that was a massive game in order to get three points and tomorrow we prepare for St Pat’s and we have to drive on again."

"Every single one of us believe in that changing room, we know what’s in that changing room," he added. "We know if we're right at it we can go on and win games."

Their latest Dublin derby was ticked off with three valuable points, and there’s more to come in their final five league fixtures with St Pat’s and Shelbourne visiting either side of their Uefa Conference League opener against APOEL.

"We still have to play big games and win them big games," Burke continued.

"You see last week our performance going up to Derry and what happens with the penalty – it's not a penalty – and that robs us of two points.

"We got the three points now and it looks closer in the table."

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