Jonny Fletcher (Rene Zagger) Appeared: Dream Team 80’s Episodes 1 - 3 (Sunday 21st May – Sunday 4th June 2006) Position: Harchester United Striker (1976-1989) With his long hair and tight shorts, Jonny Fletcher was the epitome of the 1970's footballer. Jonny believed in himself along with how good he was at the game. But he liked to party also; booze, betting and even cocaine, but none of it ever showed in Jonny's performance or ability, to the envy of his team mates. The fourth trick of Jonny's lifestyle was the women, something his wife Trish was aware of but looked past in favour of the lifestyle and for their son Karl, born in 1972. It's easy to forget that Jonny and the Fletcher legend weren't always a part of Harchester, and didn't begin until Jonny signed for the Dragon's from Derby County in 1976. He quickly established himself as one of the 'Three Musketeers' in the team alongside Frank Patcham and Ken Hocknell, but as the 1980's dawned, Jonny cut a lonesome figure as his two closest friends moved on from the club. Jonny arranges for Karl to be the Harchester mascot, as long as youth teamers like Mike Maynard watch over him! Jonny's reputation is of paramount importance amongst the youth team, and when Harry Sidwell makes a £250 bet with Jonny that Mike will beat Terry Glover in a penalty shoot-out, Mike ignores the advice of Kevin Nelson not to embarrass Jonny and wins the bet for Harry. Jonny doesn't let anybody cross him, and when at The Grange for a charity dinner, spots Mike coming out of a room with Terry's girlfriend Susan Porter. Mike begins training with the first team, and when he faces Jonny in a game of Doggies, Jonny warns him he will spill his secret to Terry unless he lets him win. Ironically, Jonny suffers a strain during the race, taking him out of the next game, and Mike takes his place in the team - which ultimately ends his playing career. In the 1981-82 season, Jonny and Mike's paths cross again, when Mike is now working as a car salesman. Mike says the £40K Jonny is earning should be double that, and begins acting as Jonny's agent, deciding to bring Harry into the 1980's world of football and demands £60K a year for his client. Jonny is thrilled to return to the bachelor lifestyle now Trish has taken Karl to live in London, and with even more money, he becomes the first owner of legendary Harchester nightclub Studs. By the 1985-86 season, Jonny is one of the old guard in what is Harchester's most prosperous time in their history, contenders to win the Title for the first time ever. Though Jonny ruffles a few dressing room feathers with his view that a historic win won't be coming their way. The Title decider goes right to the last day of the season, and Jonny sets the ball in motion when he is brought down by a challenge from Paul Lake. A penalty is thus given to Harchester, and Terry Glover is the man to take it. Although always a man to face up to a challenge, Jonny shows his fear for the first time ever and cannot watch the kick. His penalty awarded pays off as Terry slots it in easily, and Jonny will forever be remembered as one of the Harchester heroes of that day. What follows the victory begins a run of bad luck for the club, and Jonny is out for a lengthy spell after breaking his leg in the 1986-87 season. He returns to the team, getting to play alongside his old friend Frank Patcham again, but now older, Jonny knows it is time to hang up his boots. At the end of an illustrious career including thirteen years securing him as a Dragons legend (ironically the same amount of time Karl is associated with the club as a professional), Jonny retires in 1989, in time to see the next Fletcher generation in Karl arrive in the youth team to begin his Harchester story. Following this, it is unclear what, if any, relationship Jonny had with Karl. He is absent in both presence and mention from all key events in Fletch's life thereafter, including notably his wedding to Abi in 2002.