Steven Fletcher claims to have been blindsided by Rob McElhenney at Wrexham, with the veteran Scot “sucked in” before being released.

• Scot talked out of retirement in 2023
• Became a super-sub for the Red Dragons
• Released during summer of big spending

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Ex-Scotland international Fletcher was talked out of retirement by the Red Dragons in 2023, with plans to hang up his boots put on hold in order to join an ambitious project being pieced together by McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in North Wales.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Back-to-back promotions were enjoyed at SToK Racecourse, with Fletcher becoming a super-sub as he registered 16 goals through 77 appearances. His vast experience was put to good use by Phil Parkinson.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Fresh terms were expected after stepping up into the Championship, but they never materialised and Wrexham have gone on to acquire Ryan Hardie and Josh Windass while closing in on a deal for Wales international Kieffer Moore.

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  WHAT FLETCHER SAID

  Fletcher has told of being surprisingly snubbed by Hollywood co-owners at Wrexham: “Rob, he loved his golf as much as I did. He invited me in the summer, we obviously went to Vegas for the off-season thing, getting promoted. After Vegas, all the boys flew home, but me and Elliot Lee flew to L.A. to meet the owner, to play a few rounds of golf with him, so it was quite good, it’s just little things like that.

  “In the buggy, he begged me to stay. Two days later, I got released! I was like ‘he’s sucked me right in there!’”

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