User:rorynoonanDate:05/01/2013Time:10:00:02Edition:05/01/2013Satsatecho050113Page:56Color:
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Evening Echo
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O’Gara now highest capped TONIGHT will be a special night for Ronan O’Gara as he earns his 233rd cap for Munster in his home town to become Munster’s most capped player as his side face Cardiff Blues at Musgrave Park in the Rabo Direct Pro 12, 7.30pm. In a career that has seen more high points than low, he will be hoping to set down a marker
RUGBY
By SEAN McCARTHY with tonight’s performance ahead of Munster’s back-to-back Heineken Cup matches. Keith Earls, who returns from injury, will have his hands full after Jamie Roberts was named in the centre for the Blues for tonight’s game with Leigh Halfpenny on the bench. Also included in the
Blues back-row is Wexford born Robin Copeland who was a teammate of Sean Dougall at Rotherham. Tickets will be on sale from the ticket office outside the Dolphin gates of Musgrave Park from 10am and they will be on sale from the Sunday’s Well entrance from 6pm. Category B stand ticket upgrades will be available on the night for an additional €10 from the programme booths in-
side the ground at both ends. Ticket prices: Adult terrace €20, junior terrace €7, category A €40 and terrace family packs are available for €40 (two adult and two junior). ● Junior: U16. Meanwhile, Black Ash park and ride will remain open 10pm for supporters. Parking costs just €3. ● See P51 for more rugby.
Ferguson fury at Fryers’ move
Utd boss demands inquiry into Spurs deal MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson has called on the Premier League to block Zeki Fryers’ move to Tottenham and launch a full investigation into his departure from Standard Liege. Fryers came through United’s academy and made six appearances for the Old Trafford outfit. However, he refused to sign a long-term contract, allowing Tottenham to step in. Yet the anticipated deal failed to materialise last summer as the Premier League rivals were unable to agree a compensation package. It left Fryers free to sign for any club in Europe for no fee and he subsequently joined Belgian outfit Standard Liege on a two-year deal in August. However, it has come as no surprise to Ferguson that Fryers should now join Tottenham at the first available opportunity, and he is not happy about it. “I am disappointed in Tottenham,” said Ferguson. “It is a blatant manipulation of the situation. They tried to buy him from us at the end of last season but
SOCCER By SIMON STONE we couldn’t agree terms. Then they took him on trial, came back from Portugal and said they couldn’t afford him. “All of a sudden he signed for Standard Liege but I expected him to go to Tottenham in the January window. “The league should look into it. They should stop the registration until they examine it. There will be a trail. Either mobile phones or something. It is obvious to me.” Tottenham defended the deal they had agreed with Fryers, with a club spokesman saying: “Zeki Fryers was out of contract in the summer. We had looked in to the possibility of signing the player but were unable to agree a deal on the terms Manchester United were asking. “Zeki chose to go to Standard Liege, who paid compensation to Man United. Zeki enjoyed his time at Standard. However,
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Former Manchester United player Zeki Fryers has moved to Spurs from Standard Liege.
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