Former Hibs striker Steven Fletcher is delighted with his decision to move to Burnley in the summer.

The Scotland international says he is full of confidence thanks to the man-management of Own Coyle.

"There's no doubt that this time last year the speculation about Celtic making a move was getting to me," he told The Herald. "Every other day there was something new in the papers and you can't help but be affected by it. But once the transfer window closed and the deal hadn't happened, I actually felt better. I got back to concentrating on my game and scoring goals.

"Maybe it worked out better for me. After all, Burnley must have seen enough to want to take me to the Premier League and you can't play at a much higher level than that.

"It is amazing down here, even better than I imagined," he adds. "With Hibs you went to the same places again and again. Suddenly, I'm playing massive games in massive venues every week.

"I have to admit that when I arrived down here and we made a really slow start in pre-season, I wondered what I'd let myself in for. Then we lost our first league game at Stoke. But the first home game changed everything. If we'd lost to Man United, we might have ended up a bit despondent. But it was a midweek night, the atmosphere was incredible and as everyone knows, we beat them.

"For a club which has just been promoted from the Championship, it's a huge challenge, but we're doing okay so far. We're making progress bit by bit. People were putting pressure on us about our away record, for now we've gone to a big club like Man City, drawn 3-3 and probably should have won."