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Title: Zain westbrooke
Post by: Thorney on October 01, 2025, 06:39:25 pm: Loan to Scunthorpe confirmed
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Post by: Bessie Red on October 01, 2025, 06:57:34 pm: Quote from: Thorney on October 01, 2025, 06:39:25 pm
Loan to Scunthorpe confirmed
Best for all concerned!
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: steve@dcfd on October 01, 2025, 07:01:04 pm: He should get games there he’s not getting anything here.
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Post by: Chris Black come back on October 01, 2025, 07:08:17 pm: Hope he gets lots of game time. Probably a level beneath him but he hasn’t played regularly for at least two seasons so he should benefit from that if nothing else.
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Post by: CJK on October 01, 2025, 07:12:24 pm: National League and the tiers beneath it operate a different transfer system I think, hence the loan now. A L2 club couldn't take him until January.
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: roversontheup on October 01, 2025, 07:24:13 pm: He's on the bench for Scunny tonight at York.
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Post by: Janso on October 01, 2025, 07:52:38 pm: I'm actually going to Scunthorpe v Carlisle after Burton so will be interesting to see how he gets on if played.
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: Chris Black come back on October 01, 2025, 08:23:06 pm: Former Rovers players Andrew Boyce and Alfie Beestin starting for Scunthorpe. Very strong bench for York City including Dan Batty, Joe Grey and Josh Stones. Must have some serious cash at that level.
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Post by: ncRover on October 01, 2025, 09:04:53 pm: Good luck Zain.

Will be an unbelievable player at that level if he gets some momentum going.
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: Metalmicky on October 01, 2025, 09:20:41 pm: Just been subbed on
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Post by: Lesonthewest on October 01, 2025, 10:29:49 pm: That's a great signing for Scunny, good luck Zain. Hopefully will get a good run of games.
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: Move DRFC on October 02, 2025, 12:45:37 am: Eastleigh loan seemed to do Close the world of good so hopefully the same for ZW
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Post by: The Beast on October 02, 2025, 07:20:48 am: 3-1 Scunny, great result for them!
Good to see three Doncaster lads playing and Zain coming on and getting some football!
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: roversdude on October 03, 2025, 08:26:24 am: How did Zain do anyone know?
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Post by: drfcsteve on October 03, 2025, 02:32:46 pm: Has Grant fallen out with him? Seems he’s on the discarded list here but no one put in an offer during the transfer window?
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: i_ateallthepies on October 03, 2025, 05:21:54 pm: People said this when Close was loaned out last season but it appears to have had the desired effect now.
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: donnyguy on October 04, 2025, 05:05:44 pm: Starting tonight against Carlisle. 17:30 kick off
Title: Re: Zain westbrooke
Post by: Janso on October 04, 2025, 09:58:46 pm: I went tonight, he wasn't brilliant but tidy on the ball and did some of the dirty stuff well enough.

Keeping in mind he's barely played for ages, I think he'll do alright and hopefully be better for it.
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Post by: Spud on October 04, 2025, 10:31:09 pm: I watched it on the box, thought Zain did well, when Carlisle weren't making it too scruffy, Alfie was decent too.
Apart from the set pieces in the first half, I thought Scunny were the better team, you certainly couldn't tell which side was down to ten men for over an hour, they were unlucky.
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Post by: Janso on October 05, 2025, 09:19:36 pm: I said in the car going home Scunny didn't play like they were a man light. Good advert for non-league football.

Felt a bit surreal being in the away end there not watching Rovers though. :laugh: