It was a day to salute some great names in the Premiership as another season finished. Pride of place goes to Alex Ferguson who made his final farewell to the fans after an incredible 5-5 draw with West Brom. What a way to finish and sign off. The fans of both teams were on their feet at the end to proclaim the end of an era.

Also in the mix was Paul Scholes. For me one of the great players of the modern era. No rubbish with Scholes just honest football. A player who had all the skills except he just didn’t know how to tackle. He was special.

Also calling it a day one of the all time greats of the game. Jamie Carragher was a special player in every sense of the world. He has graced the game at Anfield and all over and he too is a credit to himself and to sport. Another former Liverpool and United player also called it a day with Michael Owen calling time on what was a superb career. Add in the tears of the brilliant Beckham and it was a weekend when we saw the end of several of the great stars of the game. Tears from David Beckham would be expected. Then again I would expect that from a genuine  sportsperson and that it what he is.

They will all be missed. Let’s just hope some of the new rising stars can leave the same sort of professional legacy they have left in  the sport when they decide to call it quits. You wonder.

Brian O ‘Driscoll is to play rugby for another year. The former Ireland Captain has signed a new one year deal with Leinster and has ended months of speculation about his future. He and Ireland had a dismal 6 Nations campaign and he did drop hints that he would play for another twelve months. In his career he was won a Grand Slam 4 Triple Crowns, 3 Heineken Cup and two PRO12 titles. He won 125 caps for Ireland and 172 for Leinster and scored 46 international tries and 59 for Leinster.

It would be great if the GAA Championship could get off to a cracking start every year but this season again the fans have been handed a dull dull diet in the opening series of games.

Cavan deserved to beat Armagh 1-15 to 1-11 with forward Martin Dunne producing a five star performance with nine points. Cavan now meet Fermanagh in Enniskillen on June 16th the same day world leaders will begin to gather at the Lough Erne Resort for the G8 summit. You wonder will Barack drop in and give Peter Canavan a pep talk. Or maybe the other way around?