TV Stations Missing A Trick As Exciting Division Two Games Continue To Be Ignored

Roscommon 3-21 Down 1-20 was the highest scoring National Football League game live on television this year but it was only shown because the Division One game between Kerry and Donegal was postponed.

Monaghan-Westmeath was the highest scoring National Football League game of the season so far, with the Farney winning out by 2-29 to 2-21 but we didn't get to see it live.

Meath have made a brilliant start to the League under new manager Robbie Brennan but we don't know what's changed because we haven't seen them live on television once.

Westmeath have scored an average of 24 points for their three Division Two games so far, but they haven't won a game, losing all three in unlucky circumstances, against Louth, Monaghan and Cork.

Meanwhile in Division One, Mayo beat Tyrone last weekend by 0-12 to 0-10 in a game that never really caught fire.

Mayo's winning tally was only half of Westmeath's average scoring total.

All three of Armagh's games so far have been shown live, and TG4 are showing them against Mayo again this Saturday.

How about a few new pairings and some variety? Meath-Roscommon is a top-of-the-table clash in Páirc Tailteann this weekend with both teams bringing huge confidence into the game, and plenty of scoring power. It could be the game of the weekend.

Louth-Down, Monaghan-Cork and Westmeath-Cavan would all whet the appetite, giving us the chance to see players who we have barely at all this year.

There is a lot at stake in Division Two, where teams are seeking to avoid relegation and a place in the Tailteann Cup. But the teams are all going for it, embracing the new rules.

Last weekend was primarily a football weekend, with five games televised in a bumper production.

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But four of them were Division One games and the only Division Two game was deferred.

As it turned out, it was one of the games of the weekend with Roscommon coming from behind to beat Monaghan by 0-25 to 2-14.

"It’s great the new game, I love it anyway," Roscommon manager Davy Burke said after their win vs Monaghan, indicating his enthusiasm for the new game.

Instead, we're set for another Division One take-over. Four National Football League games will be broadcast this weekend but they're all Division One.