Grimes to return to his roots for City friendly

Pre-season games in early February don’t usually whet the appetite for fans of the domestic game, but Cork City are expecting a crowd of over 2,000 to pass through the gates when they entertain a Leeds United selection at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Cork-born Eric Grimes will be the visitors’ main attraction, the 18-year-old goalkeeper making his first appearance on home soil since signing for the Elland Road club two years ago.

He played his schoolboy football with Ringmahon Rangers before moving across the channel in June 2011. He has impressed at the Elland Road club’s academy side since making the move and played the full 90 minutes in a development squad game against Wigan on Tuesday afternoon.