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Steven Fletcher
On the bench for Wednesday against City tonight.....got me reminiscing about our first season in the PL....remember thinking "wow" when I first saw him in pre season as I thought he was a massive step up in quality from what we had seen before.....did okay for us but remember him missing a few big chances for us which could have made the difference.
Has he played at the Turf since he left? No meetings with him since stand out in my mind!
Has he played at the Turf since he left? No meetings with him since stand out in my mind!
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Re: Steven Fletcher
He developed into a player who headed well but with us his heading was poor and he missed a few good chances.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
I liked him, I thought he was a reyt footballer.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
he scored against City when we were beaten 1 - 6 at home!
a friend thought he was wasteful with many good chances but I liked him and thought there was always a chance of a goal when he was playing...cost £3m and definitely a ‘step-up’!
a friend thought he was wasteful with many good chances but I liked him and thought there was always a chance of a goal when he was playing...cost £3m and definitely a ‘step-up’!
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He had real class. Great first touch. And decent finish. I think the fletcher from 2009 would still be decent In this side.
Think under Dyche he would be class.
Think under Dyche he would be class.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
City fans cheered when we scored that goal. I think his goal made it 5-1. After that the rain came down and the crowd was all 'call it off call it off'. I think. Memory isn't what it was.claretblue wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:20 pmhe scored against City when we were beaten 1 - 6 at home!
a friend thought he was wasteful with many good chances but I liked him and thought there was always a chance of a goal when he was playing...cost £3m and definitely a ‘step-up’!
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Decent wherever he’s been - but never been a 20-a-season type striker at any level.
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Didn’t he have a screamer disallowed for a very dubious offside at Spurs.
Would have made it 1-1 they then went on to drub us, as I recall.
Would have made it 1-1 they then went on to drub us, as I recall.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
He's just come on.........he's put on a fair bit of muscle!
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More hair now than ten years ago.
Including the beard.
Good player but if been better in front of goal could have been a great player.
Including the beard.
Good player but if been better in front of goal could have been a great player.
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An injury to Fletcher, whilst away with Scotland, meant he missed about a month? (or maybe a little more) around the time shortly after Coyle jumped ship and that arguably cost us just as much as the losing Judas at the crucial time. He clearly had goals in him and we were definitely in with a chance.
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His hair surgeon has just bought a new Porche.
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he wasn’t offside and who knows we might have got our 1st away points many games sooner than we did!Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:32 pmDidn’t he have a screamer disallowed for a very dubious offside at Spurs.
Would have made it 1-1 they then went on to drub us, as I recall.
we did lose 5 - 0...similar to this season!
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I don't recall that,but i'm pretty certain he had a goal disallowed against Arsenal for a debatable offside,which would probably have been the winner,around December time i think when we were still going well at home.Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:32 pmDidn’t he have a screamer disallowed for a very dubious offside at Spurs.
Would have made it 1-1 they then went on to drub us, as I recall.
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Think that might have been Eagles (or maybe he hit post)
Clarets had 4 consequetive one-all home draws with Villa, Fulham, Arsenal and Bolton (Boxing Day)
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Re: Steven Fletcher
He was shite for us.
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His first touch was not so good early on, then he worked on it and it was excellent.cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:23 pmHe had real class. Great first touch. And decent finish. I think the fletcher from 2009 would still be decent In this side.
Think under Dyche he would be class.
Always seemed to slide in at the far post.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Not a world beater, but thought he was OK for us at the time.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
He can’t have been that bad. We went down but still got relatively big money for him before he went on for even bigger money and did well again.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Head like a sheriff's badge
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Good player at the time for us - just shite around him apart from Blake
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Re: Steven Fletcher
He only missed three games all season and they were all in March, two months after Coyle had gone. What he never did was score key goals for us often enough, he netted eight and six of those came in defeats.Dark Cloud wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:12 pmAn injury to Fletcher, whilst away with Scotland, meant he missed about a month? (or maybe a little more) around the time shortly after Coyle jumped ship and that arguably cost us just as much as the losing Judas at the crucial time. He clearly had goals in him and we were definitely in with a chance.
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Good player but Steve Thompson deserved more of a chance after the previous season. He scored a few whenever he did get a chance too.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Absolutely. I really liked ST.
And that goal at Reading was a top drawer strike.
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Whoever is his cosmetic surgeon has done a great job of his hair transplant. Any of you boldies fancy a bash?
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Yes, he had a goal given offside in a 1-1 draw. That night Wenger said all the big calls went against Arsenal
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Looks bloody sore - https://www.hshairclinic.co.uk/patients ... n-fletcherTop Claret wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:29 pmWhoever is his cosmetic surgeon has done a great job of his hair transplant. Any of you boldies fancy a bash?
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I've never understood the east Lancs expression of 'Bold or Boldie'. Never heard nor seen it written anywhere else.Top Claret wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:29 pmWhoever is his cosmetic surgeon has done a great job of his hair transplant. Any of you boldies fancy a bash?
The word is BALD or BALDY.
Anyway I'll give it a whirl if you sponsor me
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Re: Steven Fletcher
Possibly because we hadn't played in the Premier League it was just a relief to buy someone different rather than a recycled has been.
I don't think at any stage he let us down and his goal return in side ripped apart by the shennanigans of some players after Coyle went was about average for a bottom 3 side.
I don't think at any stage he let us down and his goal return in side ripped apart by the shennanigans of some players after Coyle went was about average for a bottom 3 side.