Galway 0-13
Roscommon 1-10
Over 24,000 fans will need a warm drink after being exposed to some atrocious elements in the Connacht football final.
The Rossies looked good value for an early lead – thanks in part to Enda Smith’s goal – but it was a touch and go throughout. The game was level on five occasions but Roscommon needed a late score to get on terms before the final whistle.
The standard of football was, for long stretches, poor. Pat Spillane and Joe Brolly lamented to ‘450-plus’ hand passes that were on show during the 74 minutes in Salthill.
Both teams were guilty of depending too much on blanket defence systems and cynical fouls. There was a game there to be won but no-one won it.
Not 1 galway player inside Roscommon half after 16 mins second half FFS!!! pic.twitter.com/dLL4Uli3cj
— John Concannon (@Tigerscan) July 10, 2016
With the fare, at times, forgettable, many TV viewers had plenty of time to wonder what exactly was going on with the RTÉ cameras.
Out in the elements, many of the alternate angles were hard to make out. It was all too much for some.
@RTEsport Does nobody in RTÉ have a cloth to wipe camera lens?TV Pictures at Connacht final regularly smudged by rain!
— Brendan Ryan (@oriain1) July 10, 2016
The Galway & Roscommon match was wet enough already, but RTE seem to be filming it from the bottom of a nearby river pic.twitter.com/RGd62Bg7w5
— Niall McGarry (@MrNiallMcGarry) July 10, 2016
RTE's broadcast of Galway v Roscommon is atrocious. You'd think they'd be prepared for rain in this country. Picture terrible. @RTEgaa @rte
— Orla Ní Bhaoill (@The__Boyler) July 10, 2016
It's like they have an Instagram filter on this or something! #GALvROS pic.twitter.com/GNXomSVvNh
— Sam O'Byrne (@samobyrne) July 10, 2016
Some took it too extremes
https://twitter.com/pappybowe/status/752129096688234496
