Derby County Football Club

• Nickname:The Rams
• Founded:1884
• Manager:Nigel Clough

• Ground:Pride Park
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Rams accept Earnshaw bid

12 May 2008 - 11:38:54

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Derby County manager Paul Jewell has accepted a bid of more than £2million from an unnamed club for Wales international striker Robert Earnshaw.

Nottingham Forest have been linked with the 28-year-old who has endured a dreadful season at Pride Park.

Earnshaw was left out of the Rams' 16-man squad for Sunday's home defeat to Reading with Jewell saying: "We've had an offer that we've accepted.

"Whether it happens or not, I don't know, but that was the reason Rob was left out of the squad."

Earnshaw moved to County for a club record £3.5million last summer but started only eight matches this season.

Jewell is keen to revamp his shell-shocked squad, adding: "There are a lot of things going on behind the scenes.

"Reading and Birmingham City have been relegated and they're now going to look for a team to get them out of the Championship.

"We've known since March or even before that we were going to get relegated, so hopefully we've got a head-start.

"We've put a lot of hard work into trying to improve the squad and trying to get players out of the door. We'll have to take hits, I guess, on the players that we bought for big sums of money."