If this goes down to the wire we'll be ready!

ROVERS BOSS BULLISH AFTER HIS SIDE PULL PUINT OUT OF THE FIRE

- GARRY DOYLE

SHAMROCK ROVERS boss Stephen Bradley is preparing for a final day showdown as the title race enters the home straight.

Rovers remain four points clear of nearest rivals Derry, who coughed up a 1-0 lead against the Hoops in Friday night's clash between the top two at the Brandywell.

But while the odds are stacked in favour of Rovers winning a fourth successive league title, Bradley is refusing to get complacent.

He said: "If it comes down to Sligo at home, on the last day of the season, we will be ready for that." You sense they are ready for anything right now. After an indifferent summer, when July was bad and August worse, they have refound their mojo.

Then on Friday they found deep reserves of character to come from a goal behind and equalise and gain a vital point via Graham Burke, who converted a penalty he had won for himself with some sharp footwork.