Can little Earnie be on his way back

Soon to be seen at the CCS

The return of the prodigal son is on the cards as the local Rumour Mill goes into overdrive. If you believe, Mr exclusive Carl on the AAMB (Annis Abraham Message Board) there will be an official announcement tomorrow and Wales online are reporting a dramatic return for the former cult hero.

He is out of contract and has early as today reports from Nottingham suggested he was locked in talk with Forest’s new boss Steve McClaren about resigning for Nottingham Forest. He left Cardiff under a cloud, not of his own making it was the than Chairman Sam Hammam who sold him after making stupid comments like those below.

Thanks to the ‘The Lone Gunman’ for these quotes from his blog - The Lone Gunman - Shooting From The Lip - Click link here for more words of wisdom for the mouth of Sam Hammam.

“I will bet anyone that we won’t sell Robert Earnshaw. The bet can be £50 or it can be £100,000. My message to anyone who thinks we will sell Earnie is this – put up or shut up.” (June 2004)

“I pour scorn on suggestions that Robert Earnshaw will be leaving. West Brom is a club I admire. It’s a well-run club and a good club, but in future years it’s the sort of club we are looking at to become one of our nursery clubs. When we get to where we want to be we’ll need a nursery club in the Midlands.” (July 2004)

“Robert Earnshaw will be leaving Cardiff City, but not for ten years at least. We are hell-bent on keeping Earnie and all of our other leading players.” (August 2004)

“Considering our financial situation, something had to give. That’s why we sold Robert Earnshaw to West Brom. We need to strengthen in a number of positions and we now have the funds to do that.” (September 2004)

It has been over seven-years seen he donned a Cardiff City shirt in anger and if the stories are true he still has the magic to do the business on the pitch. Since leaving Cardiff his travels have taken him to West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Derby County, and Nottingham Forest playing making just over 200 appearances both starts or from the bench, scoring 80 goals.