London’s battling performance against Mayo in the first round of the Connacht SFC is proof that they’re heading in the right direction, according to Michael Maher.

Even though his side were soundly beaten on a 1-15 to 0-31 scoreline in Ruislip on Saturday, the London manager feels the display bodes well for their upcoming Tailteann Cup campaign.

"I thought it was a great performance today," he told RTÉ.

"I still feel we need an U20 team because there's an awful gap between U17 and junior inter-county football, but the structures are improving here slowly all the time.

"The one thing I said when I took the job was, if there was a London-born lad that was good enough, we'd give them a chance. What we're having to do at the moment is still probably fast-track their development by four or five years, trying to cram it into one or two.

"The more London-born lads you have in the changing room, the less turnover you have. It's not rocket science. But there's just a really good blend there of youth and experienced London-born lads, Irish-born lads and they're all on the same page and that is the main thing."

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