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Connacht GAA are streaming all group minor championship games but this senior semi final and next week Leitrim v Galway can't be watched live unless you attend. Anyone else find that a bit bizzare?

I'd imagine this is down to what was sold in terms of the television rights. I'd say Connacht GAA don't have the rights to stream the senior game.

You'd hope there'd by a bit more joined up thinking in terms of the next television rights sale i.e. a clause that says that any game that isn't being broadcast will be availble to be streamed on GAAGO

Looks that way with the Connacht GAA and no such right with the minor games. When GAAGO stepped in to stream New York v Sligo i would have thought they'd show both or at least one of the semi finals.

Game could go anyway tomorrow wouldn't be biggest surprise in the world if Sligo pulled out a shock or if we win handy imo. No reason why it wouldn't appeal to the neutral when sky are going to show Dublin wallop wexford instead

Fancy Galway myself don't know why and say the same nearly every year but think they will win

3 Dalys
2 Murtaghs ( were 3 in 2016)
2 Smiths.
Also 2 Creggs up to 2020.

2 shines, Donie and Cathal according to the media anyway

Tyrone by 11
London by 2
Sligo by 8

would an Ireland semi final be considered successful for Roscommon

Most definitely

Id be curious to know what thats got to do with my point Oliver

Loads anyone who attended the game in the Hyde would clearly know Derry were not hard done by the ref and had the ref been fair Roscommon would have won very comfortably. Also the behaviour of the Derry team was as scummy as I have witnessed in a long time. McKeigue been the worst.

Roscommon supporters 

Few lettin themselves down a bagful alright. But heyho

Roscommon lads some craic talking about Derry's behaviour . . . their players didn't behave too well the last time they were in the maiden city!!!

Did any Derry poster here attend the game in the Hyde?
A bunch of keyboard fans who don't attend games.

Roscommon have won 3 division 2 titles in the last 6 years. Any Roscommon supporter including myself couldn't give a toss about them. A connacht football title & possibly an All Ireland semi final appearance is where its at. The league finals should be abandoned at Div 2,3,4 level.

Lenny you talking about laughing at Roscommon supporters, we are the ones doing the laughing after your team of dirty hoors ended up staying in division 2, while 2 decent sides went up. But but but I saw 5 minutes of bookface on the internet  Ask one of the 50 Derry supporters how their team behaved for the full 80 minutes. Says all you need to know about Derry, with 50 supporters travelling away to a big game, if the fixture was reversed between 2 - 2.5 k Roscommon supporters would have travelled to Owenbeg.

Yeah one of the worst supported teams in the country.

On the game this weekend couldn't care less about the result the main aim was to get promoted. As said above nearly all our squad have multiple D2 medals

Agree with above.

I think Roscommon/Derry/Kildare are maybe just a small step below the other 8 teams when it comes down to it.

I think there is a top five at the moment with Mayo,Tyrone,Kerry,Donegal,Dublin. The latter two one is in transition and the other probably should have brought in a new manager with new ideas.

Not a lot between Derry/Kildare/Roscommon/Armagh/Monaghan/Galway games that could go either way if they are to fare off this summer.

There is a top 4 and Donegal aren't in it. Donegal keep getting put up in the top contender category, they have failed in every big championship match in recent years.

Couldnt agree more

Was "clawaddy" at the match?
Is he proud of his manager's antics?
Is he proud of the assaults on young Heneghan?
Is he proud of the asinine behaviour of his number 2 who was like a lad on drugs?

Derry had about 50 fans in the Hyde so i doubt the poster was at the game. Has a chip on his shoulder from watching highlights which didn't tell the true story of the ref robbing Roscommon. McGuigan missed frees from the edge of the D on multiple occasions during the game so the narrative he would have scored the last free is laughable. And claiming he would have made a difference when Galway slaughtered them is hilarious altogether. Agree on mcKeigue lost all respect for him with his antics behaved like a tr**p that day. No harm they were put back in their box

Spoke to an Offaly supporter and he confirmed what Dunican has said. That during the first half Offaly took a short kickout receiving defender passed to another defender who passed back to the keeper(All within the rules) but Maggie called for the ref to punish them saying ball went straight back from the short kickout and ref threw up the ball. Then close to the end when the keeper did receive the ball straight back he played the ball thinking the ref would throw the ball up again but this time he gave a free.

Someone said then maybe the receiving player wasn't 13m away so that was why the hop ball?

Maybe but from what Dunican has said he believes both incidents were for the same infringement but if receiving player was inside D or less than 13m away it would make sense why ball was hopped.

imagine county players not knowing the rules.

Refs not knowing them is a greater concern

Spoke to an Offaly supporter and he confirmed what Dunican has said. That during the first half Offaly took a short kickout receiving defender passed to another defender who passed back to the keeper(All within the rules) but Maggie called for the ref to punish them saying ball went straight back from the short kickout and ref threw up the ball. Then close to the end when the keeper did receive the ball straight back he played the ball thinking the ref would throw the ball up again but this time he gave a free.

A good win over the Biffs (and Maughtan), with only 14 men for 3 quarters of the game.
Started well and get a good lead early.
Tough luck on young Doyle on his debut, 2 harsh but technically correct yellows.
Mind you Ref couldn't find any card when McNamee jumped on Heneghan's back and flattened him.
Managed the game well but defensive frailties remain as a well beaten side had 24 scoring attempts....
As usual it seemed like a home game for Ros as not many Offaly folk about.
All down to next Sunday where a win guarantees promotion.
A loss or draw could suffice depending on Derry's result v Meath but better to make sure ourselves.

McNamee some operator offaly best forward still. But could have got a red for that challenge he jumped on cathals back,stamped down on his ankles and swong around a closed fist. Mind boggling how he wasn't carded

That's some tanking Galway gave Derry I wouldn't have seen that coming based on Derrys recent trajectory and the bad refereeing decision last week could come back to haunt them now as they could be stuck in division 2.

We need another year in Div 2 tbh. Everyone I spoke today thinks the same. Improving so can't have too many complaints

That's some tanking Galway gave Derry I wouldn't have seen that coming based on Derrys recent trajectory and the bad refereeing decision last week could come back to haunt them now as they could be stuck in division 2.

A proper ref would have sent 2/3 derry players off along with manager for the antics last week.

Dry your eyes

Northern teams cannot complain about sledging and other insults from teams down south when its a huge part of their game and team tactics

Northern teams complain about what kind of of sledging? Any particular examples?

Down and Antrim Hurlers have been crying about unproven remarks made against them lately labeling them brits