BBC SPORT | Football | Welsh | 'Toshack will not pick' Earnshaw

Robert Earnshaw has been warned he will not play for Wales again while John Toshack remains in charge.

Championship new boys Nottingham Forest paid Derby County £2.65m for the 27-year-old striker on Friday.

But Earnshaw has been told he will not earn an international recall even if he hits the goal trail for Forest.

Former Wales team-mate Iwan Roberts said: "I don't think Earnie will play for Wales while Tosh is in charge, he's his seventh or eighth choice striker."

Boss Toshack has ignored Earnshaw for Wales' recent friendlies, stating a lack of games for relegated Premier League side Derby as the reason.

To add insult to injury, Toshack even named players - Mark Jones and Steve Evans - that had been relegated from the Football League in his initial 35-man squad for their current friendly double-header in Iceland and The Netherlands.

ROB EARNHSAW

Born: 6 April, 1981 in Mufulira, Zambia

Position: Striker

Height: 5ft 8in

Wales honours: 40 caps (13 goals)

Clubs: Cardiff City, Morton, West Brom, Norwich City, Derby Co, Nottm Forest

Did you know?: Earnshaw is the only player to have scored hat-tricks in The Premier League, every division of The Football League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and at international level

Ched Evans' goal-scoring debut and Sam Vokes' encouraging first Wales cap has knocked forgotten man Earnshaw further down Toshack's striking pecking order.

He was already behind captain Craig Bellamy, Freddy Eastwood, David Cotterill, Jermaine Easter, Daniel Nardiello and Craig Davies.

Earnshaw, who has scored 13 goals in 40 Wales caps, is desperate to endear himself to his national team manager before the 2010 World Cup qualifiers start in September with a double-header against Azerbaijan and Russia.

But BBC Wales Sport pundit Roberts said: " Even if he gets off to a flier at Forest and starts banging in the goals, I get the feeling Tosh will take more convincing than that.

"Things didn't work out for Earnie at Derby. Billy Davies broke Derby's transfer record for him when they got into the Premier League then immediately disregarded him.

"Then Paul Jewell replaced Billy Davies and he didn't give Earnie a chance. Three managers can't be wrong - Earnie must not blame other people and take a look at himself.

"On his day Earnie can be a top, top centre-forward and he hasn't become a bad player and stopped scoring overnight.

"He seems to have lost his trademark desire and enthusiasm, perhaps complacency has crept in."

Earnshaw - who has cost clubs approximately £13m in transfer fees - has a proven goal-scoring track record in the Championship for both Norwich and Cardiff City.

But his one goal-season for doomed Derby last term was one to forget.

Now Forest boss Colin Calderwood has signed Earnshaw on a three-year deal with the hope to can fire double-European Champions Forest back into the top flight.

"Earnie must knuckle down and work hard at Nottingham Forest," said Roberts.

"He is now playing for traditionally one of the biggest clubs in the land.

"Forest have a huge fan base but Earnie must produce the goods because he is entering last chance saloon territory."