The sands of time pass for us all at the same rate, but occasionally in life there is reason to pause and appreciate what we each have. In football, those who regard the English game with interest have seen the Premier League era defined by Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger's rivalry, and it would appear that the touching tribute paid by Manchester United to Wenger last weekend is now all the more poignant as we are confronted by Fergie's potential passing.
On OTB AM this morning, Daniel Harris joined us to talk about Ferguson's influence on Manchester United and the skills that surpassed football. We have seen tributes paid to the former United manager from all walks of life. Daniel also covered where he feels we are in the relegation race, and confided in us which survival-threatened pub 'deserves' to stay in the Premier League.
There has been a lot of speculation on the respective futures of Joey Carbery and Stuart Lancaster, so returning itinerant Eoin Sheahan gives us his thoughts on where he would like to see the pair next season.
Eoin also gives us his thoughts on the man he once called 'God'.
Below are a selection of pieces from offtheball.com that you may have missed, as well as a round-up of this morning's papers - we have coated our fingers in ink so you don't have to. OTB AM is live from 7:45 each morning on our Facebook, YouTube and Periscope channels - like and subscribe for more daily sporting content.
In case you missed it:
Brian Kerr on Alex Ferguson: "I found him very cooperative and understanding"
Vincent Hogan reflects on the two sides of Alex Ferguson
"I wanted to murder Wes Hoolahan twice" - Martin O'Neill
Andy Lee believes Katie Taylor won't be fighting in Ireland anytime soon
Josh van der Flier: "I'd obviously like Joey to stay, he is a good friend of mine."
This morning's papers:
