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New Burnley striker Fletcher lives the dream
10:00am Wednesday 1st July 2009
BURNLEY have smashed their club transfer record by signing Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher for £3million.
The 22-year-old put pen to paper on a four-year deal just hours after the Clarets unveiled Derby County right back Tyrone Mears as their first new arrival since winning promotion to the Premier League over a month ago.
Fletcher’s fee doubles what Owen Coyle paid to bring Martin Paterson from Scunthorpe United and Chris Eagles from Manchester United last summer as he built his squad for a top six finish.
Now, following their play-off final win at Wembley, the focus is on cementing themselves in the top flight, and the Burnley boss sees the capture of Fletcher as a real coup.
The Scotland international was targeted by Celtic in the January transfer window and later linked with Real Madrid.
But the opportunity to work with Coyle, in the English Premier League, proved too tempting for Fletcher to resist.
“As soon as I heard that Burnley were after me, and knowing Owen Coyle as I do from my time in Scotland, I thought this was the right place to come and develop my career,” said the Shrewsbury-born forward.
“The opportunity came along in January for me to join Celtic, but Hibs did not think it was the right time to move on.
“When the chance arrived to come to the Premier League and play for a club like Burnley, I was glad they accepted that and let me come down.
“I have wanted to come to England for a while now to show people what I can do and I am so looking forward to it.
“I want to give 100 per cent and score goals and hopefully I can do that.”
He added: “I am absolutely delighted to sign for the club.
“It is a great feeling to be here and I am just looking forward to getting the season started now.”
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bertiebee1, Portsmouth says...
7:38pm Tue 30 Jun 09
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:You are so deluded now get back to kinder garden.
Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I say
bigbezzer, PADIHAM says...
7:43pm Tue 30 Jun 09
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:obviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I say
RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
7:43pm Tue 30 Jun 09
Kev, Roe Lee says...
7:56pm Tue 30 Jun 09
bertiebee1 wrote:Does this face look bovvered?
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayYou are so deluded now get back to kinder garden.
RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
8:05pm Tue 30 Jun 09
rickyl, Stockport says...
8:47pm Tue 30 Jun 09
RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
9:04pm Tue 30 Jun 09
rickyl wrote:he didnt go to rovers...hows our feeder club stockport county...as for smallest club in lancs,if you check it out weve one of biggest head count for fans per ratio in the leauge..silly county wannabee
Never heard of him. Obviously a noboby. About right for the smallest club in Lancashire!
Grizzly, Darwen says...
9:16pm Tue 30 Jun 09
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:Are you rovers fans that fickle??!!
Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it.
Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers!
Doomed....doomed , I say
fletcher is a quality prospect, one i wanted at w@nky wanderers and coyle has pulled off a good signing with this lad.
dingle b@stards!!
Grizzly, Darwen says...
9:17pm Tue 30 Jun 09
rickyl wrote:If you've not heard of him, you know very little about football. look him up ignorant tw@t.
Never heard of him. Obviously a noboby. About right for the smallest club in Lancashire!
NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
9:40pm Tue 30 Jun 09
Grizzly wrote:ewwwwww your hard
rickyl wrote: Never heard of him. Obviously a noboby. About right for the smallest club in Lancashire!If you've not heard of him, you know very little about football. look him up ignorant tw@t.
NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
9:49pm Tue 30 Jun 09
"Flood and Clarets chief executive Paul Fletcher have both assured fans that Burnley will not risk falling through the divisions like Leeds after overspending in the Premier League."
What!!!!!!! These two are already talking about life "AFTER" the premier league. What a joke, they've no intention of competing and the only worthwhile signings that Brendans thinking of are the ones that'll be booking into hotel "BNPley Wood"
I can't wait to see the ambitious Dingles playing "pretty football" with a load of inexperienced kids, 2nd raters and SPL journeymen against full strength premiership sides....
Doomed....doomed ,I say
Mike Costa, Blackburn says...
9:54pm Tue 30 Jun 09
I'm sure I saw this guy playing against Stanley about 3 years ago.
BNPley setting their sights high again.
Still, being positive the toothy Scottish numpty is preparing you well for the Chumpionship in 2010/11.
Sign someone decent and shock us all!
kenbro, USA says...
10:41pm Tue 30 Jun 09
judge1, Earth says...
12:28am Wed 1 Jul 09
kenbro wrote:Finaly a rovers fan that does not talk c r a p ,well done kenbro the tiresome uneducated drivel that some rovers fans post is BORING ,interbred,dingles ,yorkshire,six toed blah blah blah pathetic uneducated c r a p, get off your keyboards and work boy work.
As a Rovers supporter for 66 years, I can see that Burnley are doing their best with limited funds. There is no way that they, or us, can afford the ridiculous transfer fees, or wages, that are being dished out by the wealthy clubs. Burnley know that it will be tough in the Prem., but let us hope that they can stay up so that we can have two real "local derbies" every season, and if they, and their manager, can do it on a relative shoestring, so much the better. Welcome to the Premiership Burnley, you earned it.
Major Tom, Ground Control says...
1:01am Wed 1 Jul 09
madari, Padiham says...
1:04am Wed 1 Jul 09
bigbezzer wrote:At least Owen is buying footballers unlike `Fat Sam' all he has bought so far are `Kick it high and hope' men.
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayobviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
Wait an see Sunshine ha!ha!he!he! the Mighty Clarets are coming to Deadwood Sooooon...Be prepared
j bee, says...
6:48am Wed 1 Jul 09
rickyl wrote:you are right 73,000 blackburn 104,000. coming out of blackburn there are signs saying you are now in lancashire, ho how i love it. burnley the smallest town ever to win the old first div championship, i was ther to see it, all the bigger clubs around and we still won it with all british lads
Never heard of him. Obviously a noboby. About right for the smallest club in Lancashire!
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles!, Accrington says...
8:06am Wed 1 Jul 09
£3m record transfer - wow that is going to make Guinness look at their record stats -lol
GAyzer - that's a cheek from someone who spends more of his time on the Rovers page?
Roll on Oct 17th - The battle of the roses massacre day part 2!
31st YEAR AND COUNTING!
judge1, Earth says...
8:56am Wed 1 Jul 09
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:Fair comment it reminds me of when you played arsenal in the 2005 fa cup semi you had less than 10000 there even the papers were saying how pathetic your support was also the MASSIVE 400 max you took to old trafford in the league cup last season again the papers were takin the p i ss out of your pathetic support .
I remember 1,300 Dingles at a league game in 1987 - that was about 1% of the population. £3m record transfer - wow that is going to make Guinness look at their record stats -lol GAyzer - that's a cheek from someone who spends more of his time on the Rovers page? Roll on Oct 17th - The battle of the roses massacre day part 2! 31st YEAR AND COUNTING!
Mike Costa, Blackburn says...
9:40am Wed 1 Jul 09
judge1 wrote:Mike Costa says:
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote: I remember 1,300 Dingles at a league game in 1987 - that was about 1% of the population. £3m record transfer - wow that is going to make Guinness look at their record stats -lol GAyzer - that's a cheek from someone who spends more of his time on the Rovers page? Roll on Oct 17th - The battle of the roses massacre day part 2! 31st YEAR AND COUNTING!Fair comment it reminds me of when you played arsenal in the 2005 fa cup semi you had less than 10000 there even the papers were saying how pathetic your support was also the MASSIVE 400 max you took to old trafford in the league cup last season again the papers were takin the p i ss out of your pathetic support .
Unlike the success starved Carrots, we aren't that keen on watching our reserves play another teams reserves.
Still, as they say, you have two choices of what to do for entertainment in BNPley - either watch the traffic lights change or watch the Carrots. 80% of the population chose the traffic lights.
bed and breakfast man !, dewsbury says...
10:11am Wed 1 Jul 09
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:SPOT ON NOS,They have no intention in bringing in players who will give them a chance,Flood and his cronies are happy for one season only,Just so they can say they have sat in all premiership Vip seats at each club,And had a free meal,Thats the total of there goal.
This quote is from a previous post: "Flood and Clarets chief executive Paul Fletcher have both assured fans that Burnley will not risk falling through the divisions like Leeds after overspending in the Premier League." What!!!!!!! These two are already talking about life "AFTER" the premier league. What a joke, they've no intention of competing and the only worthwhile signings that Brendans thinking of are the ones that'll be booking into hotel "BNPley Wood" I can't wait to see the ambitious Dingles playing "pretty football" with a load of inexperienced kids, 2nd raters and SPL journeymen against full strength premiership sides.... Doomed....doomed ,I say
If the BNPly fans cannot see all these players are for the Chumpionship,When they go down,They have got blinkers on.
I am sorry there is playing it safe,And there is playing it safe to the point of no ambition,And your board do not have any of that,They will just line there own pockets,I bet Mr Flood has already written himself a nice cheque with zero's on the end.
Doomed,Bang on.....
RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
11:11am Wed 1 Jul 09
bed and breakfast man !, dewsbury says...
11:32am Wed 1 Jul 09
RAyzer wrote:I only have to use the name FLOOD,And it brings FLOODS,Of anger out in you,Calm down,I dont want you getting ill.
bed and breakfast man ! wrote:first class idiot---last month he was slagging b*stards off...muppet get back to little asia,bangra man!!!NICEONESUNSHINE wrote: This quote is from a previous post: "Flood and Clarets chief executive Paul Fletcher have both assured fans that Burnley will not risk falling through the divisions like Leeds after overspending in the Premier League." What!!!!!!! These two are already talking about life "AFTER" the premier league. What a joke, they've no intention of competing and the only worthwhile signings that Brendans thinking of are the ones that'll be booking into hotel "BNPley Wood" I can't wait to see the ambitious Dingles playing "pretty football" with a load of inexperienced kids, 2nd raters and SPL journeymen against full strength premiership sides.... Doomed....doomed ,I saySPOT ON NOS,They have no intention in bringing in players who will give them a chance,Flood and his cronies are happy for one season only,Just so they can say they have sat in all premiership Vip seats at each club,And had a free meal,Thats the total of there goal. If the BNPly fans cannot see all these players are for the Chumpionship,When they go down,They have got blinkers on. I am sorry there is playing it safe,And there is playing it safe to the point of no ambition,And your board do not have any of that,They will just line there own pockets,I bet Mr Flood has already written himself a nice cheque with zero's on the end. Doomed,Bang on.....
If you want i will give you the number for Micheal jacksons doctor,Maybe he can help you RAyzer.
NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
7:18pm Wed 1 Jul 09
madari wrote:Madari, You "11 toed cretin", last week you was from Blackburn, 6 weeks before that you was chanting Man Utd songs?????
bigbezzer wrote:At least Owen is buying footballers unlike `Fat Sam' all he has bought so far are `Kick it high and hope' men. Wait an see Sunshine ha!ha!he!he! the Mighty Clarets are coming to Deadwood Sooooon...Be preparedNICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayobviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
You glory hunting fool have you no shame????
Can't wait to see the dingles get anhiliated at Ewood again 50505050505050505050
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NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
10:48pm Wed 1 Jul 09
madari wrote:Hello you're not claiming to be a member of the "suicide squad" A load of "middle aged" 'has been' benefit claimants running around smashing pubs up when their empty and scaring the kiddies?
bigbezzer wrote:At least Owen is buying footballers unlike `Fat Sam' all he has bought so far are `Kick it high and hope' men. Wait an see Sunshine ha!ha!he!he! the Mighty Clarets are coming to Deadwood Sooooon...Be preparedNICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayobviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
Lets get it right! Last week you lived in Blackburn, 4 weeks ago you said you was a share holder in BNPley (yeah Right), 6 weeks ago you were supporting Man Utd and now this week you're an hooligan?
Do one, idiot, you're a joke, your posts are lies and the suicide squad are heinous cretins. who are all getting banned because they don't want to come to Ewood, or anywhere else for that matter, and be shamed
madari, Padiham says...
11:17pm Wed 1 Jul 09
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:I have as much shame as your mum had when she slept with your unknown Dad...ha!! ha!!keep it coming, Owen Nil to the Clarets
madari wrote:Madari, You "11 toed cretin", last week you was from Blackburn, 6 weeks before that you was chanting Man Utd songs????? You glory hunting fool have you no shame???? Can't wait to see the dingles get anhiliated at Ewood again 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505055 05050bigbezzer wrote:At least Owen is buying footballers unlike `Fat Sam' all he has bought so far are `Kick it high and hope' men. Wait an see Sunshine ha!ha!he!he! the Mighty Clarets are coming to Deadwood Sooooon...Be preparedNICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayobviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
6:48pm Thu 2 Jul 09
madari wrote:You snake, how shameful is it to sleep with your ugly cousin who looks exactly like you....Inbred
NICEONESUNSHINE wrote:I have as much shame as your mum had when she slept with your unknown Dad...ha!! ha!!keep it coming, Owen Nil to the Claretsmadari wrote:Madari, You "11 toed cretin", last week you was from Blackburn, 6 weeks before that you was chanting Man Utd songs????? You glory hunting fool have you no shame???? Can't wait to see the dingles get anhiliated at Ewood again 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505050 50505050505050505055 05050bigbezzer wrote:At least Owen is buying footballers unlike `Fat Sam' all he has bought so far are `Kick it high and hope' men. Wait an see Sunshine ha!ha!he!he! the Mighty Clarets are coming to Deadwood Sooooon...Be preparedNICEONESUNSHINE wrote: Someone has said this before but I'm going to repeat it. Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers! Doomed....doomed , I sayobviously bothering all you Rovers fans ,we shall see
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NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
6:19pm Tue 30 Jun 09
Coyle is buying players for next season when you're back in the Chumpionship suckers!
Doomed....doomed , I say