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.
“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.”
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.
And roscommon offer so much to the championship season after season.
I’m still struggling to Figure out wha the feck is a vertical pass???? The man is nuts…. It looked like a sketch from d’unbelievables…
Did London not get to the connaught final in 2013 ??? Think they beat Leitrim and sligo on the way
What an arrogant fool. It’s not as if the rossies are a football powerhouse. Don’t remember too much bitching outta him when they got their jolly to play new york.
Jaysus, is there anything that the Rossies won’t vote No to?!
Have very little time for that clown. A quick read of his twitter feed will show you the bird brain he is. Total drama Queen who will do anything for a bit of attention. Anyone remember the embarrassing video of him when he injured himself in a high profile brigids club game a few years back?
I met Shane before and he’s a sound chap and funny character but don’t agree with his view on this, after all Roscommon beat them by 7 points, not exactly a thrashing, I’m sure they’ll have actually learned plenty from that game on how to improve for the next day. Carlow, Leitrim, Waterford etc might rarely have teams good enough to challenge for honours but nobody is questioning their involvement
Correct that London bring nothing to the Championship. The same thing was said last week on the Sunday Game about Carlow nobody got upset by that.
Same as hurling they should be a second tier competition for these teams to play for
London have won several championship matches in the past three or four years, unlike Carlow. London have also won the Christy Ring championship in the recent past, so they’re doing very well with what they have.
Its a great day out for the London Irish.
But he is right, they offer nothing.
Bit of controversy bound to get invited back on the The Sunday Game now
He’s a Roscommon man telling London the have nothing to offer…. Including GAA I’m afraid the only thing that Roscommon has to offer is the roads out of.
What part of Manchester you from?
Ah the good old Rossies, a division 2 league title and a small bit of underage success and now they are telling everyone the law of the land. 7 points is hardly a walloping. Cake is good craic, but a pinch of salt springs to mind.
A lot of the London boys can’t make they’re own county panels and in some cases…can’t make the county juniors or even local district champ teams.
Like or lump it.
Great day out…but competitively…they offer little.
So they are like Roscommon so. Every 30-35 years they might get a few victories behind them and get people talking
Met him in a bar in the canaries years ago, he’s mad as a brush that lad.
In fairness lads Shane Curran views are all his own and i doubt many if any rossies agrees with him. London have greatly improved the last 5 years and now they are rarely hammered in Div 4,Connacht or in the qualifiers nowadays.