Happy Trails Paul Scholes

The great Manchester United midfielder is retiring after 17 years as a professional. Scholes was part of an amazing collection of home-grown talent, rising from the ranks of the Man.U. youth squad along with David Beckham, Gary and Phil Neville, and Ryan Giggs. With the retirements of Scholes and Gary Neville this season, only Ryan Giggs remains in the Red Devils squad. As an Arsenal fan, the greatest compliment I can pay Scholes is that I wish he had been a Gunner. During the course of his career, he converted himself from a scoring midfielder to a distributing midfielder, all the while playing at the highest level. Never one to gloat or grab the spotlight for himself, Scholes was a player's player, who would have featured in any side in the world. He is among the true greats of the modern footballing era.