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West Brom paid £6 million for Jonny Evans today

The Northern Irishman signs a four-year deal.

WEST BROM HAVE completed the signing of Manchester United’s Northern Irish defender Jonny Evans.

The 27-year-old underwent a medical at Albion’s training ground last night and put pen to paper on a four-year-deal today, reported to be in the region of £6m.

Evans enjoyed a trophy-laden nine-year spell with United, winning six major honours – three Premier League titles, two League Cups and the Club World Cup. Having come through the ranks at the club, he went on to make 196 appearances, scoring seven goals.

Prior to his move, he was Manchester United’s second longest-serving player behind Wayne Rooney, having made his debut in September 2007. The club were quick to tweet their best wishes to Evans on the move.

Evans will now link up with former United team-mate Darren Fletcher, who left Old Trafford in January and has since been appointed West Brom’s captain. Tony Pulis believes Evans can be a big player for the Baggies.

“This is a great signing for the club,” he said. “Jonny brings a lot of experience and will be a big player for us – he’s a player I’ve been watching for some time.

“We are delighted to have him on board.”

Read: Man City continue 100% start to the season with club record win, West Brom defeat nine-man Stoke City

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    Mute John Doyle
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:47 PM

    Well done. Great Cause

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    Mute Charlie Fogarty
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    Feb 12th 2016, 6:50 PM

    Could have come first if he didn’t stop to take the bloody selfie….Great man. Great cause. Lovely story.

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    Feb 12th 2016, 7:25 PM

    Selfie mehole. Soon as the picture was taken, he hopped on a sleigh with 12 huskies pulling him along, and cracked open a bottle of powers

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    Mute nimchimpsky
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:31 PM

    The only reason he didn’t win was because he spent the first 3 days going in the wrong direction.

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    Mute Gerry Fallon
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:35 PM

    Wow! There really are some fantastic human beings around! And he is one!!

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    Mute nimchimpsky
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:47 PM

    What a lazy fecker.

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    Mute Bill P. Danger
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:44 PM

    SECOND?

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    Mute D H
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:45 PM

    Fair play to him, great cause and a great performance to match

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    Mute Sean McCarthy
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:48 PM

    I know, whats with the article he didn’t even win like?

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    Mute TonyD2469
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    Feb 12th 2016, 7:33 PM

    Hadn’t have slept those 6 hours he might have won lazy fecker. Congratulations though that’s some achievement.

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    Mute Sideshow Brendan
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    Feb 12th 2016, 7:49 PM

    And the race is from where to where?

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    Mute Joey jabadoo
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:06 PM

    Exactly! Any chance of including what’s actually involved in the race?

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    Mute ChocSaltyBallz
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    Feb 13th 2016, 12:08 AM

    As his medal says “finisher” coz most people can’t finish the toughest course in the world (probably) And that little boy will smile ear to ear after he recovers Fair fox ta ya man fair fox ta ya.

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    Mute Damian O' Farrell
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    Feb 12th 2016, 9:31 PM

    Respect …. Wow ….. Well done

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    Mute Paul Dwyer
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    Feb 12th 2016, 9:23 PM

    Cmon the tribesmen

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    Mute Patrick J O'CONNOR
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    Feb 12th 2016, 7:08 PM

    North to Alaska/Johhny Horton
    Sam crossed the majestic mountains (mush)
    To the valleys far below (mush)
    He talked to his team of huskies (mush)
    As he mushed on through the snow (mush)
    With the northern lights a-runnin’ wild (mush)
    In the land of the midnight sun (mush)
    Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man (mush)
    In the year of nineteen-one (mush)
    ………And so is Gavan Hannigan a Mighty Man too.Well done Gavan!

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    Mute Pat Gorman
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    Feb 13th 2016, 5:54 AM

    There are strange things done in the midnight sun
    By the men who moil for gold;
    The Arctic trails have their secret tales
    That would make your blood run cold;
    The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
    But the queerest they ever did see
    Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
    I cremated Sam McGee.
    (Robert Service poem).

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    Mute Patrick J O'CONNOR
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    Feb 13th 2016, 8:34 AM

    @Pat Gorman…….
    The Spell of the Yukon
    I wanted the gold, and I sought it, I scrabbled and mucked like a slave.
    Was it famine or scurvy — I fought it; I hurled my youth into a grave.
    I wanted the gold, and I got it — Came out with a fortune last fall, —
    Yet somehow life’s not what I thought it, And somehow the gold isn’t all.

    No! There’s the land. (Have you seen it?) It’s the cussedest land that I know,
    From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it To the deep, deathlike valleys below.
    Some say God was tired when He made it; Some say it’s a fine land to shun;
    Maybe; but there’s some as would trade it For no land on earth — and I’m one.
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    -A Great Week-end to You Pat Gorman.

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    Mute patrick boland
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    Feb 12th 2016, 6:59 PM

    Who came third?

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    Mute David Clarke
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    Feb 12th 2016, 6:31 PM

    Great cause but to come second should be ashamed of himself

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    Mute Micheal Knight
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    Feb 12th 2016, 11:47 PM

    Phenomenal performance!! Tough race to finish let alone finish 2nd, well done

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    Mute Enda Elvery
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    Feb 12th 2016, 11:33 PM

    Superb Gavin , I suppose they’ll expect you to win the all Ireland for Galway now.

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    Mute Catherine O'Connor
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    Feb 12th 2016, 11:44 PM

    Fair dues man :)

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    Mute Terry Cunningham
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:17 PM

    If your not first your last!! Great achievement.while fitness is important its the will and desire to keep going that is most impressive,well done.

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    Mute Mick O' Connor
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    Feb 12th 2016, 10:19 PM

    Well done. Inspirational.

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    Feb 12th 2016, 10:56 PM

    Amazing stuff.. but yes we need more info please !

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    Feb 13th 2016, 10:26 AM

    Some achievement. . Well done. .

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    Mute James Brown
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    Feb 12th 2016, 10:36 PM

    Where in galway is he from?

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    Mute F J D
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:14 PM

    He came second out of 2

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    Mute Brianán Mc Bride
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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:30 PM

    people were still finishing 3 days after he finished!, more detail about this gruelling event is needed in the article.

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    Mute Pat Gorman
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    Feb 13th 2016, 5:08 AM

    The Yukon!
    The land of the Sourdough.
    One of the toughest places on earth.
    Recommended Good Read:
    Micí Mac Gabhann’s “Rotha Mór an tSaoil”.

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    Mute Owen McDermott
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    Feb 13th 2016, 1:54 PM

    That procedure not available here in Nirvana, no?

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