'It’s great we have this game for the fans who deserve a game like that,' said the Hoops supremo. 'We were gutted when we played AC Milan and we couldn’t have our fans there to witness it'
Stephen Bradley has hailed a "brilliant" ECL draw for Shamrock Rovers - and is relishing the Hoops' trip to Chelsea as one of the six group stage fixtures.
READ MORE: Shamrock Rovers legend says Hoops should relish Chelsea clash as Conference League seems 'beneath' English teams“I think it’s a brilliant draw," said Bradley. "It’s a mixture of everything, we have the glamour ties with Chelsea and Rapid, we also have games I feel will be winnable, so it will be really competitive and has given us a mixture of everything. So it’s really exciting times to have them in front of us.
Rovers have clocked off European duty until they kick off their Europa Conference League group stage involvement on October 3 and return to Premier Division action on Sunday morning against bitter Dublin rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park , having hosted PAOK in the second leg in Tallaght on Thursday night.
Jordan Flores is available for selection for Bohs but Alex Greive and James Akintunde are doubtful. And while James McManus and Jake Carroll are close to returning, Rob Cornwall and Keith Buckley remain out.
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