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Earnie ready for return

Aug 18, 2008
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Striker delighted to be back in Wales fold Robert Earnshaw is desperate to make an impact on his return from the international wilderness. The 27-year-old paid the price for an ill-fated spell at Derby when he was dumped out of the Wales squad. His lack of activity at club level gave national boss John Toshack no option but to overlook the diminutive striker. However, having sealed a summer move to Nottingham Forest he is back among the goals and looking forward to earning his 40th cap when Wales tackle Georgia at Swansea's Liberty Stadium on Wednesday. Impossible "When I was left out of the (Wales) squad I was gutted. I want to be playing for Wales, scoring goals and doing well. I want to make my mark," said Earnshaw. "But really what happened was caused by what happened at Derby. I was not playing there and there was a... [read full story]                    

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