Paul Coggins has hit back at Shane Curran for suggesting that London have no place in the Connacht SFC.

In his capacity as an analyst for The Sunday Game, former Rossies goalkeeper Curran questioned London's worth and stated that the Exiles will "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".

But Coggins, who brought London to the fourth round of the Qualifiers a couple of years ago, is stunned by the comments:

"I'd be hugely disappointed in Shane Curran saying that on national television," he states in The Irish Examiner.

"In 2011, we didn't concede a goal to Mayo and they reached the All-Ireland semi-finals. The following year, we lost to Leitrim by one point and didn't concede a goal. The following year we beat Sligo by one point and we didn't concede a goal. Yesterday [Sunday] we conceded one goal to Roscommon.

"We had a blip against Galway last year but it's very disappointing stuff from Shane Curran. I would know Shane and have great respect for him as a goalkeeper but that sort of stuff is completely out of order. We work very hard here and the county board and players are trying their very best. I get backed 100% and we've a great backroom set-up.

"I don't understand where he's coming from. It really bamboozles me, to be honest. It would upset us, alright, that kind of talk."

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