Steven Fletcher

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

Watch this space.......

[CANARYKING 644]

I''m watching............doesn''t do much, rather like Fletcher.

[Dr. Ink 0]

Surprise surprise, another Scottish player! Sooner or later we''ll have half of the Scotland team.

Martin, Whittaker, Dorrans, linked with Banan & Fletcher, Scottish Chairman & Manager.

I''ve nothing against Scotland, but this reeks of Peter Grant MkII. They should have made the 3rd kit tartan.

[Branston Pickle 3,712]

What about Norman Stanley Fletcher?

I guess Steven knows this league, plenty of experience - I''ve never thought hm particularly great, but as an annoying big feller he can certainly fill a role that we seem to want filling

[Branston Pickle 3,712]

Dr ink - you missed off McGrandle, and the other guys we''ve signed from Scotland (''guilty by association'', surely?!) - Hooper, Andreu.

I don''t actually care who they are or where they are from, so long as they are up to it and (as important) can play well together.

[chicken 0]

If he can return to the form he had prior to injuries eg 24 goals in 60 games for premier league Wolves - then I would take him.

[Yelloow Since 72 54]

Even in his first year at Sunderland he had 11 goals in 28 matches. Interesting possibility.

[Syteanric 1]

as a backup option i''d be quite happy.. knows where the net is, still only 28 as well.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,629]

In fairness Dr Ink, Martin wasn''t ''Scottish'' until he had been playing at the club for a couple of seasons.

Also, McNally isn''t Scottish, just has a Scottish sounding name.

[Move Klose 303]

I would take him.

He wouldnt be a back up. He would be starting.

[Woodman 92]

Allegedly, he''s been transfer listed by Sunderland. Reminds me a little of Holt. From what I can gather from Twitter, lots of Sunderland fans don''t rate him. For £4m, I don''t think it would be a bad shout.  Fits the bill for what we want - tall, strong centre forward, good age (28), experience of playing in the Prem.

Like many others, I think any striker signing depends on whether RvW, Lafferty and Hooper are staying. Can''t see us keeping all 3 and signing someone else.

[Jim Smith 2,349]

Based on all the links (either confirmed or mostly not) striker wise it appears the genre of striker we are looking for this summer is a traditional target man type who is good in the air so I suppose on that front he fits the bill as he''s a different option to what we already have. Although I think some outside the club view Jerome as that type of player he''s not really that strong in the air.

[CanaryOne 0]

Would much rather have Gestede , never have rated Fletcher .

[wcorkcanary 4,354]

Fletcher, on form, can irritate defenders like a wasp at a Picnic, seems to hustle goals and is often first to react in the box. He''s a right place, right time kind of striker, doesnt mind a bit of physical but laughs it off rather than the Laffs ''take no prisoners but take a yellow card '' approach.

If we took him, i would neither be elated or disappointed. Kind of how i felt about Cameron Jerome, yet there i was , eight months later singing woah Cameron Jerooooome, after he put in such a terrific performance at Wembley.

[Katie Borkins 1]

Too injury prone, and looks too much like Pob for my liking.

Would rather sign Dexter Fletcher.

[Herman 9,846]

Just what we need. A young, pacy, dynamic centre forward with plenty of goals in him. A vast upgrade on what we have already. Rather excited about this news.

[Katie Borkins 1]

I can''t read your sarcasm levels.

[Branston Pickle 3,712]

Sunday papers/BBC gossip column seems to have Swansea as being favourites to get Fletcher, for £4m - so we have competition....that is, if we are indeed after him - we do things so on the quiet that we don''t really have any idea!

[KiwiScot 1,489]

I hope we don''t go in for him. Hardly a name I hear thats makes me think amazing player. Looked at his stats not exactly banging in the goals. One we should avoid or like someone already stated as backup

[Branston Pickle 3,712]

Unfortunately we probably don''t have the £ to get too many players in that make you think ''amazing player'', though. Brady at c£7m - a decent player - shows that.

There''s few players with really good goal-scoring stats in the PL - it''s a hard league and that is where Fletcher has spent most of his career. A guy like Fletcher (or Jerome) is needed for much more than just goalscoring.

[bringbackchippy 51]

Give me RVW any day!!!