Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew appeared to aim a dig at derby rivals Glentoran as he savoured his 10th Irish Premiership title success with the Blues.
The 35-year-old midfielder raised the Gibson Cup at Windsor Park after Linfield beat Coleraine 2-0 on the final day of the season.
It is Linfield's fourth successive title success, and manager David Healy's fifth since coming in as manager back in 2015.
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Mulgrew admits the pressure to deliver local football's biggest prize was as intense as ever despite the club transitioning into full-time football last summer.
And he insists the Blues wouldn't have been afforded any grace if they hadn't defended their crown this season, or got away with using the rhetoric adopted by some other clubs. in recent times.
He told the BBC: "We will enjoy tonight and then look ahead to the next one. That's what happens here.
"You hear other clubs going on about 'journeys' and 'projects' and whatever else. We don't talk about that. We don't get that time.
"To me, that's excuses. Projects and journeys...you don't hear us talk about starting full-time last year.
"Would we have got a year's grace? Would we have got a year to maybe not win the league or take time off? No, we wouldn't have.
"And that's what it's about here. To keep winning trophies and keep this club successful.
"It is obviously more demanding and challenging because of the financial backing other clubs have and they're getting stronger and stronger. We can't stand still."
Mulgrew - currently sidelined through injury - had to watch from the sidelines as Linfield's title coronation was confirmed on Saturday night.
Goals from Ben Hall and Chris McKee saw them over the line against Coleraine, leaving the Blues one point clear of Cliftonville following an enthralling title race.
"It has been a very long, hard, challenging season. A lot of things have gone on in the background that will remain private," Mulgrew said.
"And it has been very tough and we have come out the right end.
"We have done it with the experience we have, but also with the young players who came in and contributed massively. You don't win leagues with a starting XI, it is a squad game.
"The manager freshened things up in January and we have achieved what we wanted to achieve."
He added: "It is a mentality. It is a mental toughness. You have a manager and staff there, and supporters and board, who drive us on.
"And they expect us to win the league every year. And that's fine. That's what makes us a better team and better players.
"And we want to reach the level we need to reach to be successful and we work really hard in training."
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