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How (for example) would Westmeath a higher seed than Donegal make perfect sense?

Poor goal given away however Scotland the better team on the night and deserved their win.

Irish team selected looks set up for a draw. Poland are doing better than expected in this group.

Vidic had been poor for a few seasons, you must not have been watching that well.

, you also said Scholes would still  be good enough for the Pl, the 2012/13 season showed he was slowing up  , so not sure how 2 seasons on he would good enough in the Premier League at 40. Or have the mobility for the premier league.
He made a good impact in the 6 months the season before when he came out of retirement in 2011/2012 but was in decline the following season. Unless you are stevie wonder, not point discussing it with you

Paul Scholes wasn't some Joe Bloggs coming out of retirement. He and Vidic were part of the Manchester United squads that finished back to back seasons on eighty nine points. Scholes second retirement was at the right time, left on a high winning the league and didn't have to play under David Moyes. Vidic was so frustrated with Moyes that he chose to tell everyone mid season that he would be leaving.

In fairness John Terry was under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho who knows how to set up his team well defensively and can get the best out of his players. If he was Manchester United manager he wouldn't have felt the pressure like David Moyes did or lose the dressing room and he wouldn't have sent Manchester United back to the mid eighties.

Interprovincial championship moved to December 5th 6th next year?

Some players have slow starts at new clubs and Vidic also didn't do so well in his first few months at Manchester United. If he was kept on he could have offered experience and leadership to Blackett and Paddy McNair.

Ferguson took a Manchester United side in 2004 to 2006 well behind Chelsea,Arsenal rebuilt it and had them champions of Europe in 2008. The two aren't comparable and a like for like replacement would have felt less pressure. Why wasn't more effort put in to keeping Vidic? You wouldn't see Chelsea letting John Terry go and both are around the same age.

David Moyes had clearly one stipulation in his long term contract of finishing in the top four at least and when the Everton defeat officially made sure United couldn't he was sacked. Van Gaal could have the same stipulation however it's harder for a side to finish in the top four after seventh place finish the previous season than first.

Back to back seasons with eighty nine points prior to Moyes appointment would say different. I doubt many Liverpool supporters were wishing Graeme Souness well with Galatasaray after the mess he their club in.

Would bringing Paul Scholes out of retirement say different? What world class talent was in United midfield for the past few seasons? Januzaj emerged last season still a lot to prove. Kawaga wasn't strong enough for the Pl doing well since he went back to Germany

Ferguson done wonders as i said with that squad to get 89 points

Paul Scholes was one of Manchester United's best players of the last twenty years if he was brought out of retirement again tomorrow he would still be better than half of the midfielders in the premier league.

Point is United had to seek him, it showed there wasn't much Quality there.

And he is 40 in a few days I doubt he would still be one of the top players in the Pl. Maybe in an exhibition game

Did United seek him or did he choose to come out of retirement himself? The current quality of the premier league isn't what it was either.

After winning league titles Ferguson had to rebuild sides also however he never allowed the club to drop as low as Moyes did last season. Total rebuilding job for Van Gaal now and spending millions on players doesn't bring instant league success even Manchester City had to wait a few seasons for that.

Back to back seasons with eighty nine points prior to Moyes appointment would say different. I doubt many Liverpool supporters were wishing Graeme Souness well with Galatasaray after the mess he their club in.

Would bringing Paul Scholes out of retirement say different? What world class talent was in United midfield for the past few seasons? Januzaj emerged last season still a lot to prove. Kawaga wasn't strong enough for the Pl doing well since he went back to Germany

Ferguson done wonders as i said with that squad to get 89 points

Paul Scholes was one of Manchester United's best players of the last twenty years if he was brought out of retirement again tomorrow he would still be better than half of the midfielders in the premier league.

Back to back seasons with eighty nine points prior to Moyes appointment would say different. I doubt many Liverpool supporters were wishing Graeme Souness well with Galatasaray after the mess he their club in.

Moyes back in management, be good to see him do well, and move on from the United experience. Van Gaal is not finding it easy and he was given millions so the stick of Moyes was ott
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29976327,

The appointment of David Moyes shook the very foundations of the club it sent Manchester United back to mid eighties. Moyes was well paid off for his experience at United and Van Gaal is left to restructure the club as Ferguson had to almost thirty years ago.

A famous victory well done to the Irish.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJVFloPIVA

Genesis - I can't dance

http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/with-15-managerial-changes-we-assess-their-chances-in-next-seasons-football-season-30722588.html