Robert Earshaw

[NorfolkWolf]

Is he worth a shout? I know there is alot of talk about Sharp and Eastwood showing potential, but he is proven at this level and scores goals for fun, and still only 26 yrs old.

He scored 19 goals last season for Norwich and only played 28 games.

We need a goalscorer/poacher in the box with the amount of chances we create, and I think he would be very good. Just look the the Norwich game at home, 2 quality goals out of nothing.

[Bilston_Wolf]

Obviously it would depend on what money they would want but i'd take him definately, the bloke scores goals for fun and i think he'd get a hatful alongside Keough.

He'd have to change that stupid bloody celebration though.

[Emperor Wolf]

What is the pricetag?
4.5-5 mill?
No thanks.

[arthur williams]

I'd have him. MM said after the Norwich game at the Mol that we would have won easily if we had got RE.

[cooper_J]

A fantastic player but lets not get ahead of ourselvers.

We don't know the budget and he'd probably cost in excess of 3 million.

[arthur williams]

agree about the celebration, pants.

[NorfolkWolf]

What is the pricetag?
4.5-5 mill?
No thanks.

Well no-one would buy off you for that price. Norwich paid about £2.7m, so I would expect somewhere between £2-3m.

Is it worth paying £2m for potential in Sharp & Eastwood, or £3m for a proven Earnshaw?
(Proudlock & Clarke showed potential remember)

[Stewarton Wolf]

How about Gary O'Connor ex Hibs now Locomotive Moscow, Big strong bustling centre forward, wants to come home £1.5 to £2m Max international as well

[JEVS WWFC 1877]

So where did Nowrich finish this season with Earnshaw upfront for them?

[MobNet Wolf]

So where did Nowrich finish this season with Earnshaw upfront for them?

He scored 19 in 28 games, making your comment complete obsolete.

[Nashie]

Well no-one would buy off you for that price. Norwich paid about £2.7m, so I would expect somewhere between £2-3m.

Is it worth paying £2m for potential in Sharp & Eastwood, or £3m for a proven Earnshaw?
(Proudlock & Clarke showed potential remember)


Theres a great deal of difference between Proudlock & Clarke and Eastwood & Sharp. Either Eastwood or Sharp would get a lot of goals in this wolves side. If we could buy them both it would be awesome.

[JEVS WWFC 1877]

did his goals get them promoted or even in the playoffs

[Mr Wolf]

So where did Nowrich finish this season with Earnshaw upfront for them?

If you look at all the top scorers lists (top 4/5 in each division) most of the their teams didn't really do alot in the league. A bit wierd considering. It just proves how vitol it is to have goals from all over the pitch which is where were very good.

[brummywolf]

did his goals get them promoted or even in the playoffs

he did his job...wasn't his fault the rest of the side under-performed this year. Earnshaw's goal to game ratio this season was superb, personally I think he would cost over £3million.

[Japan Wulf]

did his goals get them promoted or even in the playoffs

No.
But they might have got US promoted which is entirely the point that I believe Norfolk Wolf is trying to make.

[MobNet Wolf]

did his goals get them promoted or even in the playoffs

Are you a little bit special needs or something?

He scored 19 in 28. As said, he did his job, what do you want him to do, do the defending and goalkeeping as well?

[JEVS WWFC 1877]

I have no needs and Im not special. I feel the amount of money would be wasted on one player especially Earnshaw. I dont recall clubs from the top flight clambering all over each other sign him up!

[The Bear]

He'd cost them £3.5m. They'd want some return on that especially since we are a rival and now minted.

Too expensive for me thanks. Chopra however....

[Japan Wulf]

Despite our "new found wealth" we are still very much a championship side, at least for the next year. As such Earnshaw would most probably give us what we have been lacking - a striker who could score 20 goals during the season. Personally I wouldn't mind him coming but it would depend on the price tag. Anyone know how long he has on his contract at Norwich?

[mr_j_007]

whilst we are talking about east anglia, thought i would mention another striker in that area, danny haynes not seen much of him my self but from what i have seen he is a terrific player. got plenty of potential and not shown it all yet, but i reckon he would be worth a gamble. the likes of eastwood, sharpe and earnshaw are all going to be very coverted, but haynes may not be so sort after and not the finished product, could certainly be worth a gamble.

i reckon 1m up front with maybe 2m in add on's i reckon we could see a terrific player. he has plenty of pace would be a night mare to defend against him keogh, kights, and macca would terrise defenders

[Kent_wolves_29]

Are you a little bit special needs or something?

Nothing like a bit of diversity on the board - reference to those unfortunate members of society is somewhat disappointing. Can you think through your posts a bit more next time?

[Bilston_Wolf]

Mobnet, this is a discussion board, people will have different opinions, please don't resort to comments like that.

[Nashie]

He'd cost them £3.5m. They'd want some return on that especially since we are a rival and now minted.

Too expensive for me thanks. Chopra however....

How much do you think Chopra would go for? Didn't think he looked very good when he was at Newcastle.

[Toon Wolf]

I had this discussion with my brother. He said he'd go for Chopra over Sharp or Eastwood because he has proved he can score in this division. Which is true, and I wouldn't mind him, except there's something I don't like about him and so would prefer Sharp over him.

[Beastier]

I'm not really sure that signing an ex-A****n striker is really likely to yield success

[Nashie]

I'm not really sure that signing an ex-A****n striker is really likely to yield success


You are missing the :P at the end of your post

[Visage Wolf]

Id rather sign Earnshaw than the utterly unproven (at this level) Sharp, whom everyone is creaming over....

[whitemouse75]

despite none of them having seen him play.

same last year with izale

[Deutsch Wolf]

Oh, but it works, because Andy Keogh is the same as Andy Mutch, you see. So Billy Sharp is exactly the same as Steve Bull. Snap him up.

I haven't seen enough of Sharp to say one way or the other whether he's good enough - his goal record is certainly impressive, but there are many, many strikers who've succeeded at that level and done nothing in this league. And as I've said on many an occasion before, comparing Keogh with Mutch is incredibly lazy and, more to the point, inaccurate.

[Hatch End Wolf]

The oracle speaks!

[bod101]

what about healy from leeds, worth a shout? possibly cheap?

[Hatch End Wolf]

Going to the land of the haggis apparently! Must be something wrong with him.

[kennyB]

I think MM will decide depending on price tags!! Therefore a pointless discussion.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Hatch End, when you've got something constructive to contribute, please join in. Otherwise, do one, please.

£2m+ on someone who's never played at this level is a hell of a gamble. For me, the target has to be Eastwood. Out of contract and available for free in a year's time (as he'll be over 24 by then), did pretty well in this league in a god awful side, can take a good free-kick and a penalty (!), looked good at Molineux when Southend played here in November. Plus, [crap MM joke]I need my drive tarmaccing[/crap MM joke].

[wanderer24]

It's not a gamble for Sharpe at any price. He's a natural born goalscorer, he is an old fashioned striker who always pops up in the right places. There just aren't many strikers around like that who have an instinct for when and where to arrive in the box and the ability to find the back of the net. His name is Billy Sharpe, that alone is a gaurantee of football success.

[whitemouse75]

thats not his name

[Deutsch Wolf]

And you gleaned that knowledge from Youtube, did you?

Our attacking game relies on movement and fluency between the front four players. Bothroyd often drops deep to collect the ball, Keogh pulls wide, the wingers get into central areas. Someone like Earnshaw wouldn't be suited (IMO) as he's far too static and contributes nothing to the general play. How do you know Sharp (no 'e' at the end, by the way) would be any different? How is risking £2m on him now any different to risking £2m on him a couple of weeks ago? We're still going to have a transfer budget, investment from Morgan or not.

Oh, and if I missed any intended irony in your post, apologies.

[wanderer24]

I just don't see any risk. Spending that sort of money would be an issue if it was spent on most other players for me, but the sort of goals Sharp scores are the sort of goals Nistelrooy/Linekar score. He's not a confidence player or a link player or even a scorer of great goals; he just finished moves off or takes advantage of others errors. With the sort of supply our team creates, he would have a field day. It has nothing to do with making the step up with his abilities, the only question mark would be the pressure of playing in front of bigger crowds with a price tag. I have always mis-spelt players/peoples names by the way.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Utter rubbish. Have a look at Neil Harris' goals in the 2000/2001 season. Then decide if you'd have paid £2m for him back then. And then look at his record at Championship level. Of course it's a risk, you don't know if he can do it at this level. Neil Warnock didn't think so less than two years ago, he got rid of him in favour of the likes of Neil Shipperley.

Oh sorry, I forgot, wimabigclub again and it doesn't matter how much money we waste. If he's crap, we'll just sign someone else for £2m. That works.

[Hatch End Wolf]

You're a po-faced, pain in the a*se Deutsch. I hate, loath and detest Guardian readers!

[Deutsch Wolf]

That statement says a lot more about you than it does about me. Incidentally, if it weren't for people like you, a lot more sensible posters would use this forum.

While I'm thinking about it, I don't ever recall saying I read the Guardian. And my comment about "doing one" until you have anything constructive to say still stands. With that in mind, I don't expect you to ever come back.

[gaz kford]

That statement says a lot more about you than it does about me. Incidentally, if it weren't for people like you, a lot more sensible posters would post on this forum.

While I'm thinking about it, I don't ever recall saying I read the Guardian. And my comment about "doing one" until you have anything constructive to say still stands. With that in mind, I don't expect you to ever come back.

Pot calling kettle black! I think DW

[Deutsch Wolf]

Deary me, Bamber's after me now. And I wonder why I don't bother any more.

[wanderer24]

Utter rubbish. Have a look at Neil Harris' goals in the 2000/2001 season. Then decide if you'd have paid £2m for him back then. And then look at his record at Championship level. Of course it's a risk, you don't know if he can do it at this level. Neil Warnock didn't think so less than two years ago, he got rid of him in favour of the likes of Neil Shipperley.

Oh sorry, I forgot, wimabigclub again and it doesn't matter how much money we waste. If he's crap, we'll just sign someone else for £2m. That works.

It does matter how much money we waste. I was stating i wouldn't be sure with anybody else if the money would be well invested. I am sure in my opinion that Sharp would be a winner. Sharp's record is more than impressive, you can't argue with that. Ask yourself this, what are we looking for from a striker? What are we missing? Where the foook did Neil Harris come from? Good goalscorers will score at any level and i believe Sharp would score at any level. What does Warnock know about strikers? he has a revolving door when it comes to strikers and he's ruined plenty of them.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Neil Harris got 28 goals in League One in 2000/2001, playing for Millwall, who got promoted. Why don't you go and find how many he got the next season, or the season after that, or the season after that. All of which were played in this league.

Out of interest, how many times have you seen Billy Sharp play?

[gaz kford]

DW, water and ducks back springs to mind. And your a member of the Wolves parliament. Oh dear you are a tool....

[Deutsch Wolf]

More constructive arguments there....

Gaz, what do you think about Robert Earnshaw and Billy Sharp? Give your answer in no more than 200 words. I wouldn't want everyone to think you were more concerned with messageboard politics and petty sniping.

[gaz kford]

More constructive arguments there....

Gaz, what do you think about Robert Earnshaw and Billy Sharp? Give your answer in no more than 200 words. I wouldn't want everyone to think you were more concerned with messageboard politics and petty sniping.

Same type of player, both would work well with Keogh. In Sharps case as already proved he can play with Keogh. As for Earnshaw, didn't we get rid of the big i am players.

[ProudWolf]

I'd take Eastwood or Chopra anyday ahead of Sharp and Earnshaw, especially at the price either of the latter two would cost.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Same type of player.How many times have you seen Billy Sharp play to qualify that comment? And given the objections I raised to an 'Earnshaw' type player earlier in the thread, how would you counter that?

[wanderer24]

Neil Harris got 28 goals in League One in 2000/2001, playing for Millwall, who got promoted. Why don't you go and find how many he got the next season, or the season after that, or the season after that. All of which were played in this league.

Out of interest, how many times have you seen Billy Sharp play?

Are you obsessed with Neil Harris? Did you put money on him being top scorer the next season or something? There are all different types of strikers who have different abilities at different levels. Sharp came on as sub for Sheff Utd twice, a reasonable amount of time to judge a player at 18 years old? He played 16 times for Rushden on loan and scored 9 goals.

Scunthorpe 2005-2006 - 35 app, 23 goals
Scunthorpe 2006-2007 - 45 app, 30 goals

Fluke?

Neil Harris
1998-1999 - 37 app, 15 goals
1999-2000 - 36 app, 25 goals
2000-2001 - 39 app, 27 goals
2001-2002 - 10 app, 4 goals
2002-2003 - 34 app, 12 goals
2003-2004 - 26 app, 9 goals

Don't reallt see your argument there, his games to goals ratio is quite consistent for a man with injury jinx like Ndah.

[East Bay Ray]

Neil Harris got 28 goals in League One in 2000/2001, playing for Millwall, who got promoted. Why don't you go and find how many he got the next season, or the season after that, or the season after that. All of which were played in this league.



perhaps this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/1668736.stm) might explain his dip in form?

[gaz kford]

How many times have you seen Billy Sharp play to qualify that comment? And given the objections I raised to an 'Earnshaw' type player earlier in the thread, how would you counter that?

I didn't read your earlier posts on this thread so at the moment i cannot comment on them. And as i use a forum for fans of all the league's football teams. Scunthorpe fans wish they had Keogh back to play along side Sharp.

[Francis Munro]

There's nothing quite like the whiff of dough to get this place going again.

[Deutsch Wolf]

wanderer - my argument being, he was a striker who did it at League One level, he couldn't do it at this level.

Here are some others: Stephen McLean, Paul Hayes, Martin Butler, Stuart Elliott, Sam Parkin, Adam Boyd....

[Deutsch Wolf]

I didn't read your earlier posts on this thread so at the moment i cannot comment on them.
Go and read them then. Or get someone to read them for you.

[wanderer24]

wanderer - my argument being, he was a striker who did it at League One level, he couldn't do it at this level.

Here are some others: Stephen McLean, Paul Hayes, Martin Butler, Stuart Elliott, Sam Parkin, Adam Boyd....

Of course there are players who don't make the step up. Why do you feel Sharp won't? He and Eastwood have very similar backgrounds and Eastwood still scored goals in a struggling team in the Championship and Sharp record is marginally better than Eastwoods.

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't know if Sharp will or if he won't. What I do know is that spending £2m+ on someone like that is a gamble that could backfire horribly.

At least Eastwood has a record (of sorts) to point to at this level, in a terrible side. Sharp doesn't.

[thekentwolf]

Just to put a spanner in the works. Freddy Eastwood will not be joining us.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Forgive me for being sceptical, but how would you know?

[ice cream head]

I'd take Eastwood or Chopra anyday ahead of Sharp and Earnshaw, especially at the price either of the latter two would cost.

So would I, up to a point.

I seem to recall Birmingham signing the next big thing when they shelled out £3.5m on Cameron Jerome and although he's done OK for them, I don't believe he's justified his price tag yet. Earnshaw, who is a very good finisher, the lack of any real all round play means the team has to accommodate him, more than him fitting into a team, unfortunatley. That's the only concern.

Sharp is still unproven at this level and seems to be a sniffer of goals and maybe he'll work out, but maybe he won't. I hope they sign Eastwood who HAS done it at Championship level already and whenever i've seen him play have been impressed.

My only concern with Chopra is that Cardiff would want big bucks and considering Keough and Bothroyd are already here (two 15 goal a season strikers) a better gamble surely must be Sharp aswell as Eastwood which would cost around 3.5M imv.

[brummywolf]

DW you really are a patronising obnoxious $$$$.

[Deutsch Wolf]

DW you really are a patronising obnoxious $$$$.

Nice. Feel free to contribute intelligently, whenever you feel like it.

[thekentwolf]

Forgive me for being sceptical, but how would you know?

I was born in Rochford which is just north of Southend and have 4 members of my family who are season ticket holders at Roots Hall. My Cousin know's Freddy quite well. Although he is one of the lowest paid players at Southend, he is happy there, basically he does not want to move. He may be forced to move, because Southend will want the money, if that is the case I can only see Freddy Eastwood moving to a local club to Southend as he will not move from his mobile home in Basildon.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Fair enough. With respect, I'll maintain my scepticism. But thanks for the info.

[thekentwolf]

Fair enough. With respect, I'll maintain my scepticism. But thanks for the info.

No problem. The next couple of weeks will tell the truth. If Eastwood goes any where, I can only see it being Charlton.

[cooper_J]

I hate, loath and detest Guardian readers!

That's a very silly comment to make HEW.

[Black Suit]

That's a very silly comment to make HEW.

May I ask why?

[cooper_J]

May I ask why?

I just don't like generalising.

It's similar to someone saying everyone who sit in the southbank are knuckle dragging morons.

[Stewarton Wolf]

That's a very silly comment to make HEW.

Not if you read the Daily Mail & Daily Express, believe Diana was murdered by MI5, The country is being taken over by immigrants and you have right wing fascist tendencies but believe the rise in house prices can only be good for the economy:)

[Powelly]

How about Gary O'Connor ex Hibs now Locomotive Moscow, Big strong bustling centre forward, wants to come home £1.5 to £2m Max international as well


Will go to Albion in the summer to link up with Mowbray again

[Mugwump]

I`d like to make a comment on neil harris. I dont know if any of you know this but after millwall got promoted back to this division harris was diagnosed with testicular cancer and he was never really the same player after he recovered. He had a very good goals record before this. As for sharp i do believe he would score goals at this level, he looks like a goalscorer. But so does earnshaw. My preference would be sharp. I think we should take the gamble, we should have done this when we had the chance to sign people like dean ashton and danny murphy while they were still at crewe.We always miss the boat with these sort of players, its time to change that.

[Powelly]

what about healy from leeds, worth a shout? possibly cheap?

Off to Fulham to link up with Sanchez id imagine.. Sanchez was always banging on about he cant understand why a prem side didnt buy him from leeds so bound to happen now he's got the Fulham job

[John]

I just don't like generalising.

It's similar to someone saying everyone who sit in the southbank are knuckle dragging morons.
Strange, I don't remember you ever complaining when the South bank are given stick on here.
Perhaps he hit a raw nerve?

[gaz kford]

Go and read them then. Or get someone to read them for you.
Is that you throwing your dummy out of your pram. Mr member of Wolves parilament. :rolleyes:

You tool.......

[gaz kford]

Dw, I have had somebody read your first posts to me.:rolleyes:
And you are full of $$$$. It's time to grow up and not hide behind a keyboard. ;)

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

Sorry am I missing something in that if Earnshaw is so good and a proven goalscorer at his age then why is he not with a Premiership Club? Of course we have to take a chance with someone and that is where we rely on the skill of Merlin and his team of scouts to bring in players they can mould into premiership class.

[John]

Sorry am I missing something in that if Earnshaw is so good and a proven goalscorer at his age then why is he not with a Premiership Club?
Because Norwich were in the Prem when he was signed and are in financial need to sell him. That means he'd be very expensive to pry out of Norwich. Nobody has been willing to pay over the odds to prise him out of East Anglia.

[cooper_J]

Not if you read the Daily Mail & Daily Express, believe Diana was murdered by MI5, The country is being taken over by immigrants and you have right wing fascist tendencies but believe the rise in house prices can only be good for the economy:)

:)

[freezin]

I dont know if any of you know this but after millwall got promoted back to this division harris was diagnosed with testicular cancer and he was never really the same player after he recovered. .

I had wondered why everyone had forgotten about that... were we ever linked with him? if we were, i dont remember.

Like you say after he got a conker lopped off he could never quite get the other into the onion bag!

:eek:

[harriswolf]

There is no doubt about Earnshaw being a proven goalscorer at this level .. and he knocked them in for the Baggies when Robson gave him a chance.

Anyone who saw him "do his job" at the Mol can be in no doubt that he would be a good asset.

I just worry about his ambition by choosing a club like Norwich.

[Nashie]

Earnshaw had a decent record in the prem for the albion as well. He'd cost about 3 million though and I wouldn't want to spend that on him. Especially as he is rumoured to have an attitude problem - if thats the case it could upset the team ethic we have.

I think the most we'll spend on a forward is 2.5 million. Sharp looks the real deal to me. Keogh made the step up with ease, why not his strike partner?

[Cardiff Wolf]

Earnshaw is without question a very good finisher at CCC level the data proves this conclusively. The problem Robson had with him for the A***** in the prem and Hughes/Toshack had/have with him for Wales was he couldn't adapt his game to do anything other than be an out and out striker. Ask him to track back, pull wide, make space for others, play midfielders making forward runs in and it just doesn't happen. I've watched enough Wales games to have seen this often. I don't know whether this is down to a lack of ability or a poor attitude. Rumours do abound in Welsh football circles that his attitude isn't the best it could possibly be.
Given a choice between the strikers mentioned above I prefer Chopra for his proven all round play at this level and potential to go up a level.
I won't be crying if we sign either of Sharp or Eastwood though, exciting times ahead.

[Hatch End Wolf]

If Earnshaw's attitude isn't right Big Mick won't consider him for Wolves. He's made it clear what sort of players he wants and now he's got a bit more money he's got more chance of getting them.

The big man has shown with Bothroyd that he's willing try with players he's already got at the club, but I can't see him going for anybody from now on who doesn't want to play his way.

[stuj4z]

when was the last time we spent big money on someone from the lower leagues who was unproven at this level?
big ade as i seem to remember.
scored 16 goals in a poor team and was sold for (admittedly ludicrous) £5m

[Hatch End Wolf]

Big Ade, what a bargain. What a pity the money we made on him was thrown away....wasn't it spent on Blobby Taylor?

[cooper_J]

Big Ade, what a bargain. What a pity the money we made on him was thrown away....wasn't it spent on Blobby Taylor?

Yep. Total waste of time and space.

And to think he picked us over Portsmouth despite the fact they were offering more money.

He'd be upfront with Frankowski in my all time waste of money XI.

[Hatch End Wolf]

I didn't know that bit about Portsmouth CJ. Unbelieveable that two clubs should be so careless with their money......of course Man City also signed him, but at least they got their money back.

As I remember, one of his first appearances for City was at the Mol and I thought he looked lumpy and slow that day.

If ever there should have been a bung enquiry it should have been over the Blooby signing....not that I'm making allegations, of course!

[simonh1877]

robert earnshaw for me would be a very good buy proven at this level, maybe if we bought him it would give him the chance to put one over on the albion by scoring the goals that takes us back up to the premership. robert earnshaw had to leave west brom because when he transferd to wba from cardiff his share of the signing on fee was never paid to him that is why he got the lge and the police involved, thats why he went to norwich because they were the first club to go in for him . money from the ashton sale. saying that sharp maybe a good buy also

[SaleWolf]

Earnshaw will bang the goals in in this league but as proven at his time with Sandwell, he isn;t quite as prolific in the big league.

I'd pay 3m for him but no more and i can't see us getting him for that so Eastwood or Sharp it is.

[The Bear]

Earnshaw would cost more than £3m as norwich bought him for more than that (£3.5m) and they'd want at least that back, especially with Varney going for £2m (Charlton $$$$$!)

Eastwood would be a lot cheaper than most of the options but I disagree with DW, I thought he looked very average at Molineux when we played Southend. He also went pretty quiet after the Man Utd victory (1 goal in the next 15), and I remember seeing an interview on The Championship not long after where he said he thought he was a Premiership player and would have to move if necessary. He came across as a Billy-big-$$$$$$$$ who thought he was the nuts. No thanks.

Billy Sharp will no doubt go for a minimum of £2.5m and although looks great he is still unproven and always a gamble.

Chopra cost Cardiff £500k, and I don't know whether they can afford to turn down a bid in the region of £3m as Jones needs to sell to buy players. So for around the same price or less than Sharp (in my estimations) we could have Chopra who is proven at this level, is a great free kick taker, and has the potential to step back up to the Premiership already. No brainer as far as I'm concerned. The only sticking point is the price that Cardiff would accept.

[5150]

Billy Sharp will no doubt go for a minimum of £2.5m and although looks great he is still unproven and always a gamble.



Indeed,however, MM has shown a good eye in unearthing the unproven.
In addition, we also have the luxury of already having his proven ex-partner.

[The_Blade]

Earnshaw also has those ridiculous spinning wheel trims on his Range Rover. That in itself is a reason not to sign him.

[The Bear]

Spinners. Carl Cort used to have them as well, the chrome variety. Gash.

[Visage Wolf]

Sharp looks the real deal to me.

How many matches have you seen him play?

[Sideshow Bob]

Never been a fan of the Alien.

Although he did earn me my drinking money the weekend we played Norwich at home.

He was always a dead cert to score the first goal.

[Akaman]

He'd have to change that stupid bloody celebration though.

Is that how he got injured and missed nearly half the season?


Have to agree with the majority of the posts on here, think he'd be too expensive. Norwich would look for well in excess of 3m.

[De Wolfs Mullet]

I was born in Rochford which is just north of Southend and have 4 members of my family who are season ticket holders at Roots Hall. My Cousin know's Freddy quite well. Although he is one of the lowest paid players at Southend, he is happy there, basically he does not want to move. He may be forced to move, because Southend will want the money, if that is the case I can only see Freddy Eastwood moving to a local club to Southend as he will not move from his mobile home in Basildon.

He could always move his trailer to the north bank car park :rolleyes:

[wanderer24]

Norwich paid 2.75m a year and a half ago. They have been linked with several strikers and i think they are looking to cash in on Earnshaw. Seems quite common for clubs to want rid of him even though his scoring record is fantastic. I think the old smoke without fire saying applies to Earnshaw because they are many people in football who talk of his 'attitude' issue.
He is too expensive and i think he would have a negative effect on the squad.

[The Bear]

They paid £3.5m for Earnshaw. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4666634.stm) The same fee that WBA paid Cardiff for him.

He is the only really decent player they have. They will want to sell for near that. It all comes down to $$$$ing Charlton paying £2m for Luke $$$$ing Varney. Every club selling their best strikers will be quoting this price.

[Gratters]

Why is everyone banging on about money ?? Its not your money or my money but the money of a bloke whos worth £400m !!! So who gives a monkies whether it ends up 'wasted' or not as long as we finally get someone who can score goals and improve on last seasons pathetic goals total !!

Personally I would like Sharp then Earnshaw but both would be good - Eastwood is a gypsy without pace (unless the police are around the camp) so would be a no for me

Carry on .......

[wolfie smith]

cant believe people are slagging off earnshaws record in the premier league. teams that go up often struggle to score goals as a team, dont think any of the promoted teams have had a 20 goal a season striker. he could do a job for us:)

[Emperor Wolf]

Gratters// Isn´t that the exact attitude that made us bring in all those over the hill,uninterested players under SJH era?
The club should be properly run,even if we have some cash to spare.
The pricetag is always important.I guess Norwich will want 4 mill or more for Earnshaw.
That is bad business for us.There are always alternatives and with a price like that..better alternatives.

[wanderer24]

They paid £3.5m for Earnshaw. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4666634.stm) The same fee that WBA paid Cardiff for him.

He is the only really decent player they have. They will want to sell for near that. It all comes down to $$$$ing Charlton paying £2m for Luke $$$$ing Varney. Every club selling their best strikers will be quoting this price.

http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~10123,00.html
As i said 2.75m. As everyone can see his goals to games ratio is quality but then again he hasn't actually played many games on average each season.