John Fallon: Shamrock Rovers hope European seeding will work in their favour

Seeding proved a bedrock for Lincoln Red Imps and Flora Tallinn to create history

Shamrock Rovers captain Ronan Finn leads his side onto the pitch at Tallaght Stadium. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

As the familiar sounds of the Champions League anthem pipes into living rooms this week, Irish fans are entitled to wonder if they’ll ever have a representative at the top table again.

Along with the marquee names, there’s some participants in the group stages that’ll ring a bell with League of Ireland fans.