Fletcher tips Cherries for top
07 Sep 2009 - 12:57:04
Veteran Bournemouth striker Steve Fletcher has backed the Cherries to win promotion this term.
After last season's backs-to-the-wall campaign when they avoided relegation despite a 17-point deduction for moving into administration, Bournemouth have emerged as promotion candidates this term.
After scoring the winner in the 2-1 win at Torquay United, Fletcher told the Daily Echo: "We probably weren't at our best but it's the sign of a good team if you can grind out a result when you aren't firing on all cylinders.
"If we're going to have any chance of winning promotion this season, we're going to have to do that again because we probably won't play well every week.
"I still don't think we've played anywhere near our full potential yet but we were resolute and strong when we needed to be.
"We didn't play particularly well at Northampton a couple of weeks ago and got punished. We used that as a reminder and made sure it didn't happen again.
"We know we can play a lot better but it's good to have a winning mentality."