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Tallaght youth the key for Rovers
Tallaght-natives Stephen Bradley and Simon Madden believe Shamrock Rovers can become the top force in Irish football by tapping into the young talent in Dublin 24.

The Hoops duo both grew-up down the road from the site that now proudly boasts the Tallaght Stadium and they believe the club's relocation to the area could be the key to future success.

Tallaght has a proud tradition of producing footballers, with Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne the two most famous products of the area. Bradley believes the Hoops can tap into pool of talent in the area and become the club that Tallaght's best young players want to play for.

"I think long-term that's what this club should be looking at," he said. "We should be looking at kids who don't go away at 16 or 17. A lot of kids who don't go away at that age, people think they are not good enough, but maybe they are just late developers.

"I think this club can get them and bring them into the first-team and maybe if they are 21 or 22 and they develop then we can sell them on. There are a lot of players around Talalght who don't go away and this club could get them and bring them in and look after them.

"I think Rovers definitely have the best opportunity of any club in the league to really push on for years - not just three or four years, but to be much stronger in 10 or 15 years time."

Bradley (24) had a spell with Arsenal as a youth, before later playing for Drogheda United and Falkirk. However, he says that he is really enjoying his time at Rovers and, as a creative player, he believes the League of Ireland has come on leaps and bounds over recent seasons.

"I think you look at some of the top teams in the league and they like to play football," said Bradley. "Derry play good football, Bohs showed against us that they can play good football, Cork play good football and then there's ourselves and a few others. I think it has changed a lot - it used to be route one. But I think there is a lot more football in the league now."
 
 
 
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