Venue confirmed for upcoming Shelbourne clash against Shamrock Rovers following links with Aviva Stadium
SHELBOURNE will play Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park next month as normal.
It was reported last week that Shels were considering switching the 'Ringsend Derby' on Friday June 13 to the
Aviva
Stadium, a week after
Ireland
play
Senegal
there in a friendly.
1
Shelbourne will face Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park
Credit: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
And Rovers boss
Stephen Bradley
had welcomed the prospect of a move to Lansdowne
Road
when quizzed about it after his side's 2-0 win over
Sligo
Rovers on Monday.
But Shels yesterday put
tickets
on sale for the game with Tolka Place listed as the venue for their first league game after the mid-season break.
And a spokesperson confirmed that it would take place in Drumcondra.
It is understood that the club did weigh up the possibility of a switch but quickly concluded that it was not a runner.
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Bohemians moved their opening game of the season, against Rovers on February 16, to
record
But that fixture was announced more than two-and-a-half months in advance with the clubs having most of the close-season to market the game.
As a result of Rovers'
With little more than five weeks to go before Bradley and
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An attendance of around 20,000 is the accepted break-even figure at the Aviva Stadium whilst Shels would also have to weigh up surrendering home advantage, although Bohs did beat Rovers there.
With a full round of games three days later, switching it to another day would have been problematic too.
Shelbourne ace Greg Costello recalls feeling homesick after daunting move to QPR as a teen
In advance of the game there on the opening weekend of the season, League of Ireland Director Mark Scanlon has said Bohs could use the venue more regularly during the rebuild of Dalymount Park.
Bohs expect to be out of their Phibsborough home for two seasons although the chances of them needing to relocate
next
year are receding with the DCC-led project progressing slowly.
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