What TV channel is Shamrock Rovers vs St Joseph's on? Stream, time, tickets and odds for European clash
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The 40-year-old led the Hoops to league phase football in the competition last year
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Shamrock Rovers are in flying form and sit top of the Premier Division table
The Hoops ran out
Second-half goals from Danny Mandroiu and super subs
Jack Byrne
put the
seal
on a comfortable evening at the Europa Point Stadium after Rory Gaffney had put them in front in the first.
St Joseph's looked a shell of the side who knocked Cliftonville in the first round of qualifiers as they lacked the finishing touch in the final third.
The winners of the tie will face the winners of FC Ballkani of Kosovo and Floriana FC of Malta - which finished 4-2 to Ballkani in the first leg in Pristina - in the third round of qualifiers and find themselves just two steps away from league phase football.
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Here is everything you need to know before watching the second leg:
WHAT TIME IS KICK-OFF?
Tonight's second leg kicks-off at 8pm in Tallaght stadium.
WHERE CAN I STREAM THE MATCH?
The match is available to stream live
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Shamrock Rovers are out and out favourites after a dominant first leg performance away from home and bookmakers have set them at 1/6 to win the second leg also.
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A St. Joseph's win in South Dublin is set at 12/1 while a draw is 5/1.
The odds for the Gibraltareños to progress is 100/1 while many bookmakers have stopped taking bets for the Hoops to reach the third round.
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ARE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE?
Yes, tickets are still available
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID IN THE BUILD-UP?
The Shamrock Rovers boss has
Bradley said: 'The days of part-time teams in the First Division having a voice on how the Premier Division operates should be long gone.
"It's ridiculous. We either want to be serious about taking the league forward or we don't. Having such a long off-season is silly. It's not going to be great, the weather, either end, that's fine.
'Everyone in the Premier Division this year is full-time. I understand that might change with Cork if they go down. But the mentality in the league has to be wanting to get better.
'I understand the financial implication but what do we want to do? Do we want to just stand still or do we want to go forward?
'The conversation has to be had about extending the season. I don't understand why it's not happening. There's scope there to go early February or late November, to move it at both ends.
'One of our problems last year was playing in European games deep and no competitive games in between. But it's not just because of us last year. I've been saying it for years.'
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