Burnley have broken their transfer record to sign Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher for £3million.
The 22-year-old, who has four Scotland caps, joins the Turf Moor club for their first Premier League campaign having scored 52 goals 190 appearances at Easter Road.
Fletcher becomes the club's second signing in a day following full-back Tyrone Mears' capture.
Fletcher has agreed a four-year contract with the Clarets, who will pay the Clydesdale Bank Premier League double their previous record fee having shelled out £1.5million for both Martin Paterson and Chris Eagles last year.
The forward was named Scottish Football Writers' Young Player of the Year in 2007-08 and attracted the interest of Celtic earlier this year.
Mears, meanwhile, has signed for around £500,000 after spending time on loan at Marseille last season.
Mears, 26, is looking for a change of luck in the top flight after a shattering experience in the 2007-08 season.
He was part of the Derby side that finished bottom of the table with an all-time low tally of 11 points.
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fletcher is a under performer who crumbles in the important games. he will start well for you then will start to hide during games when the going gets tough. ONLY since george burley became scotland boss did fletch join scotland "because kris boyd refused to play for burley". sorry he was a waste of money. well you will find out.
Is Fletcher any good then? Lot of money for us and I trust the gaffer, but I haven't heard of him much before now. Appreciate your comments
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UPHILL ARE U HIBS OR SEPTIC COME CLEAN GAYBOY COS U ALWAYS COME OUT WITH STUPID STUPID STUPID COMMENTS REGARDING SEPTIC GAYBOY CLOSET TARRIER
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paul g stop talking pish my blue nose friend celtic have money to spend its rangers that are skint and we all know that rangers need to sell before they can buy
#16 or Sno? or Schiedt? or Archdeacon? jeez,the list is endless
Told you celtic wont sign him. Celtic are skint and the board dont want to help a new manager out
aye and mibbe dailly will rejoin you lot ya fuc king wee fud!!!
Ha Ha Celtic! Maybe Regi Blinker will join u again!! Ha Ha!
pt13 first hibs are a debt free club we now have a great quality manager who is hibs threw and threw we have made 1 sighning who is a quality signing as for being a hibby i think i speak for 95%of the supporters we are confident and looking forward to the new season,as for money hughes has £4.m that he can spend max he wont need that with our youth policy remember that is now 7 youth players 3 irish internationalists pluss our new signing and thats only the begining i think green eyed monster springs to mind lol mon the hibbeeeeees
point 11, aye thats what they telling you, but are they really trying to sign decent players? your board is good at talking about it but not doing it.
Ha ha hibs are going to get relegated next season, Hughes will still get buttons and end up signing guff from Falkirk. How can you look forward to next season being a hibs fan.
Pt6...Thks m8
Pt7...At least we r trying to sign...lights go out, walls come tumbling down..new song at IBROKE Park
total fee £3.8 brilliant bit of business glad he went down south good luck fletch but your ego wont work down there
Pt5...Dunno Ginger never seen the guy once....however I will bow to Moobs knowledge...whatever happens he will be branded a dud till he scores the winner against Rangers
point 4, LOL
you will be signing the normal 2nd rate player as usual, free transfers.
btw, Stuart - love yr profile pic!! LOL!!
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