Zain Westbrooke

[Bailey Vickerage]

Signed until the end of the season. Very good signing imo, had him as a potential target in January.

[normal rules]

Is this shutting the gate after the horse has bolted?

[Cramby10]

I’m not knocking the player as I’ve never heard of him if I’m honest. But it always worries me that a player finds himself without a club. How and why does this happen if he’s of professional standard? Injury, attitude, greed, other? Please enlighten me.

[pib]

Not against this. Season is over but it's a good chance to have a look at him as an option for next season, and he's a good age.

I've always regarded him as a decent player from the little I've seen of teams he's played for over the years. Maybe someone with more wider knowledge of the EFL can shed more light.

[Draytonian III]

But the big question is he the first Rovers player to  play for the club with a first name beginning with the letter Z

[Branton Rover]

Zeke Rowe ??

[normal rules]

Looking at his agent, they don’t have many pro’s on their books. Two of them are at Boston United.

Something not right about him reading this on wiki. If true of course.

Returning to the Memorial Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, manager Joey Barton stated that Westbrooke's performances in training and matches had "done nothing but enhance his claim" for a first team place.[34] Though he started in the opening match of the regular season versus Forest Green Rovers,[35] Westbrooke was subsequently barred from first team training and was told he was free to leave the club.

[GazLaz]

He’s a good player and was on my list of potentials in the summer.

My concern is he is similar to what we have in the fact he’s a bit lightweight. Similar to Close in the fact he would be better with a more solid set of lads around him.

[Branton Rover]

Ezekiel Bartholomew Rowe technically was his name aka Zekke

[ncRover]

Looks like more of an attacking creative midfielder than a workhorse tough tackling type

Would surely need a midfield 3 to play him and Close together. Hopefully this would also mean 2 up top for tomorrow.

[DMnumber4]

Looking at his agent, they don’t have many pro’s on their books. Two of them are at Boston United.

Something not right about him reading this on wiki. If true of course.

Returning to the Memorial Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, manager Joey Barton stated that Westbrooke's performances in training and matches had "done nothing but enhance his claim" for a first team place.[34] Though he started in the opening match of the regular season versus Forest Green Rovers,[35] Westbrooke was subsequently barred from first team training and was told he was free to leave the club.

Barton could start a fight in a phone box though

[DonnyOsmond]

Play him as a #10 and he'll be a good signing.

[Chris Black come back]

If Ravenhill doesn’t play, there are precisely zero tackles in our midfield per 90minutes.

[Copps is Magic]

We've got nothing to lose at this point, we are niether up nor down, try him out until the end of the season, if he's any good give him a longer deal.

[ncRover]

Sounds like a talented player who struggles with work ethic perhaps?

Probably best to not get carried away if he plays very well tomorrow then based on Barton’s comments.

Hope it works though and nothing to lose.

[vaya]

We've got nothing to lose at this point, we are niether up nor down, try him out until the end of the season, if he's any good give him a longer deal.

Yep, seems a fair analysis.

Whereas there's always questions as to why a player is a free agent, if any of these can be answered by 'due to antagonising Joey Barton' then that goes someway to sufficiently explaining things.

[sedwardsdrfc]

We needed a midfielder with the injuries so makes sense. Longer term if he’s more of a technical player it might help fill the void left by Tomlin.

Think we need to go 3 in the middle to make sure we don’t just get outmuscled and give Close/Westbrooke more passing options. Play Ravenhill with them and tell him he’s got till the end of the season to show he’s a pro player.

[WantleyDragon]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

And who exactly do you expect us to sign in the last week of March?

[Filo]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

We’re all pissed off but what is the point in having a dig just for the sake of it?

You suggest a free agent that fits within your cost parameters

[Glyn_Wigley]

Looking at his agent, they don’t have many pro’s on their books. Two of them are at Boston United.

Something not right about him reading this on wiki. If true of course.

Returning to the Memorial Stadium for the 2022–23 pre-season, manager Joey Barton stated that Westbrooke's performances in training and matches had "done nothing but enhance his claim" for a first team place.[34] Though he started in the opening match of the regular season versus Forest Green Rovers,[35] Westbrooke was subsequently barred from first team training and was told he was free to leave the club.

If he got up Barton's nose that speaks volumes in favour of him as far as I'm concerned.

[danumdon]

Yes, rank bad form to knock a player who has turned out exactly zero times for the club.

Remember a kid called Snodin coming to play his first game for Rovers in midfield, about 6 stone wet through! we don't expect to many of these in a football clubs history but give the lad a chance.

[DonnyOsmond]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

And who exactly do you expect us to sign in the last week of March?

Danny Rose on 2K a week to get him in the shop window for summer.

[WantleyDragon]

To clarify, I'm not knocking signing a player, after all the squad needs another body, but that's all he is, and he won't cost much.
I'm just saying not to get too hopeful that he's any good
(He's a free agent in march after all)

It's all bit Sunday league really, embarrassing. 

[Campsall rover]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

That’s just a stupid negative comment for the sake of being negative. Do you have evidence to back what you said up? No I didn’t think so.

When we played Bristol Rovers under Darren Moore in 202O at home I watched it on the i player and he was one of their better players on the day if not the most impressive.

[WantleyDragon]

Looks to be another lightweight, non entity that no one has ever heard of.

Just another cheap body in to cover injuries.

We won't see him again after May.

That’s just a stupid negative comment for the sake of being negative. Do you have evidence to back what you said up? No I didn’t think so.

When we played Bristol Rovers under Darren Moore in 202O at home I watched it on the i player and he was one of their better players on the day if not the most impressive.

Read my post above.

Everything I said isn't not true, and it's another sign of how far we have dropped.


As far as some people regarding this a good signing because he potentially pissed off joey Barton, oh please. 

[Alan Southstand]

Well, we certainly needed at least 1 midfielder, so it makes sense, but didn’t DS say he’s been training with a few Clubs so his fitness is pretty good?

That rings alarm bells to me, but what else could we do? If we could get someone who could actually tackle, I’d be much, much happier.

[dickos1]

Why does that ring alarm bells?
How do you know he can’t tackle?

[WantleyDragon]

Why does that ring alarm bells?
How do you know he can’t tackle?

It makes you wonder though, plus strictly he didn't say he couldn't tackle.

If we really rated him, why not sign him sooner, or when he was released?

[normal rules]

Part of the minutes from the SB meeting at the end of Jan. Is ZW the midfielder alluded to?

DDaskediftherewasanyimminentgoodnewstocomeoutofthe club. GB said there was still funds to make more signings and head coach Danny Schofield was assessing a central midfielder who had been training with the club. DP asked if it would be a permanent signing or a loanee. GB said it would be a loan and the player would be out of contract in the summer so Rovers would request first refusal.