Stephen Bradley will become first League of Ireland manager to take charge of a second group/league phase campaign
He also has a chance to enhance his reputation on a stage that could elevate his own career.Bradley will become the first League of Ireland manager to take charge of a club in two separate European campaigns when Shamrock Rovers host APOEL at Tallaght Stadium tonight.
The Cypriots are first up here, followed by a very local European derby in Larne at Windsor Park at the end of this month. November brings the visit of Welsh champions The New Saints before taking on Rapid Vienna in Austria, while December begins with FK Borac of Bosnia and Herzegovina arriving in Dublin.
Priorities will differ across the board, and for Bradley this latest adventure takes on a different kind of significance to the one two years ago. Rovers were battling for the three-in-a-row of Premier Division titles when they were drawn with Djurgården, Gent and Molde. Especially if it was a country floundering, or one that went the nine months searching for a replacement for the man who they parted company with last November.
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