Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

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Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by IanMcL » Thu Oct 02, 2025 3:03 am

An excellent career. Did his bit for us.
Thank you and enjoy your retirement.

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by The Shire Claret » Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:23 am

I’ll never forget that goal against Chelsea

Happy retirement fletch
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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by dandeclaret » Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:25 am

If VAR had been around in his season with Burnley in the top flight, he'd have had a very good haul. I think there were 4 or 5 goals that season that were ruled out for offside, but he was onside.
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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Goliath » Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:38 am

One of our most underrated ever players

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Im_not_Robbie_Blake » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:06 am

Had a good season for us in tandem with David Nugent.

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by GetIntoEm » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:19 am

One of the best first touches I've seen on a player. Wish he'd stayed longer

Good career though
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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by warksclaret » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:22 am

Very shrewd signing by Coyle

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Ric_C » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:51 am

Always feel like he played longer for us than just the one season

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Dark Cloud » Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:59 am

He was an excellent signing and was instrumental in us looking reasonably comfortable before Coyle left. The injury he then picked up playing for Scotland which sidelined him for several games was actually crucial as it coincided with us starting to sink badly if I remember rightly.

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Quicknick » Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:34 pm

Excellent player for us.

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Swizzlestick » Thu Oct 02, 2025 1:08 pm

Really good player, you could tell he was a real 'level up' from the signings we'd made previously. Strong and had a great touch. Did have a very good career but could perhaps argue it could have been even better with the ability he had.

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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by Targetman » Thu Oct 02, 2025 5:17 pm

He certainly had plenty of ability but I always thought that he needed several chances before he could put one of them in the net.
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Re: Steven Fletcher Retires from Football

Post by equinox » Thu Oct 02, 2025 5:27 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:22 am
Very shrewd signing by Coyle
He was actually born in Shrewsbury, are all players that were born in Shrewsbury, shrewd signings?

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