According to (the ever reliable!) wikipedia, he was scouted aged 14 from Falmouth by Peterborough and brought over. So it sounds like everyone was essentially right And rich44, I think you're spot on, for footballers that Etherington has a "connection" with East Anglia is completely irrelevant.
deary me rich. are you still on that? matt etherington is 31. he is not 21, therefore it is completely different to kyle naughton and i never said he has a connection to norwich, merely to east anglia. i also stated i doubt its anything more than bookies trying to get the betting started.
I wouldn't ever dare tell a Cornishman its irrelevant where his father is from. Very proud people the Cornish and roots are roots to them.