Rovers keen to earn title glory on their own terms

WITH two points in hand and a superior goal difference, a draw or even a defeat could still be enough to see Shamrock Rovers lift the Airtricity League of Ireland title at Bray Wanderers’ Carlisle Grounds tonight.

But Michael O’Neill is determined that his side focus only on securing the win that would render irrelevant the result of Bohemians’ game against Dundalk at Dalymount Park and bring Rovers their first championship crown since 1994, as a roller-coaster title race reaches its final night climax.

“We’re certainly a better team when we play with higher energy and we’ll try to create that tonight,” said the Hoops manager. “We’ll have a huge Rovers support in Bray and that will galvanise the players to keep the tempo up in the game. We’ll try to win the game early, we won’t sit back. We’ll pick a very attack-minded team and the intention will be to win the game.”