SHANE ‘CAKE’ CURRAN caused quite a stir on The Sunday Game last night.
The madcap former Roscommon goalkeeper slammed London’s involvement in the Connacht championship, after the Exiles lost to the Rossies in Ruislip.
“They’ll come once every 35 or 40 years with a team that can compete but the overall job of what they’re doing to the championship isn’t that good.
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“Roscommon will be just delighted to get out of it with no injured players and to prepare for the game against Sligo in three weeks time.”
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Curran questioned London’s contribution to the provincial championship in no uncertain terms, insisting that the “real stuff” will begin for the Division 2 Allianz League champions at Markievicz Park in the Connacht semi-final on 20 June.
“I think John Evans (Roscommon manager) will be delighted to get over on the plane, get back on the plane, get his players back with the win and get ready for the real stuff that will begin next month with the trip to Sligo in Markievicz Park.
“It’s hard to see what the worth in these games are to the Connacht championship or to Roscommon.”
Curran’s analysis of the Cavan-Monaghan Ulster championship tie also set tongues wagging as he assumed the role of geometry teacher in studio.
Using a series of triangles to illustrate how Monaghan broke down the Cavan defensive system, Curran referred to the use of diagonal passes, vertical passes and how Monaghan players used “the geometry of the pitch to its full extent extent.”
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Curran added: “When that (defensive system) breaks down, and you have a team that can extrapolate all the angles of the pitch, looking to take the game wide, that’s when football comes to its fore.”
‘Cake’ may need to brush up on his knowledge of the Monaghan players, however, as he called Darren Hughes ‘Damien’ and struggled with the pronunciation of Stephen Gollogly’s surname.
'They'll come once every 35 to 40 years' - Cake slams London's championship place
SHANE ‘CAKE’ CURRAN caused quite a stir on The Sunday Game last night.
The madcap former Roscommon goalkeeper slammed London’s involvement in the Connacht championship, after the Exiles lost to the Rossies in Ruislip.
“They’ll come once every 35 or 40 years with a team that can compete but the overall job of what they’re doing to the championship isn’t that good.
“Roscommon will be just delighted to get out of it with no injured players and to prepare for the game against Sligo in three weeks time.”
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Curran questioned London’s contribution to the provincial championship in no uncertain terms, insisting that the “real stuff” will begin for the Division 2 Allianz League champions at Markievicz Park in the Connacht semi-final on 20 June.
“I think John Evans (Roscommon manager) will be delighted to get over on the plane, get back on the plane, get his players back with the win and get ready for the real stuff that will begin next month with the trip to Sligo in Markievicz Park.
Curran’s analysis of the Cavan-Monaghan Ulster championship tie also set tongues wagging as he assumed the role of geometry teacher in studio.
Using a series of triangles to illustrate how Monaghan broke down the Cavan defensive system, Curran referred to the use of diagonal passes, vertical passes and how Monaghan players used “the geometry of the pitch to its full extent extent.”
Curran added: “When that (defensive system) breaks down, and you have a team that can extrapolate all the angles of the pitch, looking to take the game wide, that’s when football comes to its fore.”
‘Cake’ may need to brush up on his knowledge of the Monaghan players, however, as he called Darren Hughes ‘Damien’ and struggled with the pronunciation of Stephen Gollogly’s surname.
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