Stephen Bradley: Dundalk on a different financial level to the rest of the league

Dundalk’s current spending is a throwback to the profligate times of the Celtic Tiger era and greatly exceeds their rivals. Something the club admitted last year.

Shamrock Rovers’ manager Stephen Bradley

Given he should know having enjoyed major success as a player during the last golden age for the domestic game, Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley believes Dundalk are operating off the biggest budget he’s ever seen in the League of Ireland.

Champions Rovers, insists Bradley, are doing it their way ahead of Dundalk rolling up to Tallaght Stadium for tonight’s first league clash of the campaign.