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Stephen Bradley backs new Conference League format to help Shamrock Rovers break barriers ahead of APOEL clash [Video]

SHAMROCK ROVERS boss Stephen Bradley insisted that the new Conference League format allows smaller clubs to break the glass ceiling. 

The Hoops host APOEL Nicosia in Tallaght on Thursday night as the revamped competition gets underway with Rovers facing six different opponents. 

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley speak to the media during a Shamrock Rovers press conference at Tallaght Stadium ahead of Thursday’s clash with APOEL
Manager Bradley has backed the new Conference League format as he reckons it helps smaller clubs

Rather than groups, the 24 teams of the 36 with the best record following the games will qualify for next year’s knockout stages. 

And the new system is one that Bradley believes can help clubs like the Hoops. 

He said: “I think if we want to keep the elite as elites, I think the competition should have stayed the way it was previously. 

“But the way it has opened up now, it’s showing clubs what they need to do to …

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