Wrexham striker Steven Fletcher is ready for any abuse that comes his way at Sheffield United, with James McClean likely to “get more pelters”.
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Parkinson's side heading to Bramall LaneVeteran striker looking forward to clashFletcher now scored at all levels of the EFLWHAT HAPPENED?
Veteran frontman Fletcher remains on the books at SToK Racecourse after signing a 12-month contract extension. His vast experience helped the Red Dragons to promotion out of League Two last season, with a meteoric rise under Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continuing.
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Wrexham are up and running in League One and are now preparing for a trip to Bramall Lane in the first round of the Carabao Cup. Ex-Sheffield Wednesday star Fletcher is unlikely to be the most popular player on show, but expects to share any terrace taunts with a club colleague. Fletcher has said: “It will be a good game. I don't think I will be the most liked person having played for Sheffield Wednesday but that doesn't bother me at all. James McClean will get more pelters than me so I am alright!”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Fletcher opened his goal account for 2024-25 in a season-opening 3-2 win over Wycombe and has now found the target in all four divisions of the English Football League. The former Burnley, Wolves, Sunderland and Stoke frontman added on that achievement: “I have scored in every league now which is good. It was my first appearance in League One so I have played in every league and scored in every league in England which is a nice little milestone for myself.”
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Fletcher registered eight goals last season, as Wrexham bounced straight through the fourth tier on the back of a National League title triumph. More money has been invested by Reynolds and McElhenney this summer in ensuring that Phil Parkinson’s squad remains fiercely competitive.