Shamrock Rovers confirmed this morning that, despite interest from Lincoln City in the English Football League, Manager Stephen Bradley is to remain in his role.
Bradley has been in charge of the first team since July 2016 and has achieved great success, notably the FAI Cup win in 2019 and League wins in 2020 and 2021.
As a player, he originally signed for Arsenal but did not make a first-team appearance. He played in Scotland and for Drogheda United, Shamrock Rovers, St Pats and Limerick in the League of Ireland.
“During the past few days, there has been much speculation about my immediate future as Shamrock Rovers Head Coach,” he said.
“I would like to thank Lincoln City for expressing an interest in speaking to me about their vacant managerial position.”
“Like every manager and coach I one day have the ambition to test myself in different countries and at different levels of the game.”
“But right now, I am very happy to stay and continue my work at Shamrock Rovers. I love this club and I feel that our work here is not yet complete.”
“The exceptional squad of players that we’ve built and our incredible fans makes me feel so hungry that we have a real opportunity to achieve more success at home and in Europe to match the ambitious targets the we have set ourselves as a club over the next few years.”
“I would like to thank the Chairman and the Board for their counsel and support over the past few days.”
“We have a huge few months coming up starting with tonight at home against Finn Harps and me, my staff and the players are ready to go.”
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It would have been a blow to the prestige of the League if Bradley had stepped away from the potential of a third consecutive title and a run at the Champions League to go to a team in the lower reaches of the third tier of English football. Thankfully that has not come to pass.
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