Zain Westbrook, Bristol rovers.

Just had his contract termanated by mutual consent.

He's a midfielder by trade. I thought we were after a striker? Anyway, not gonna complain, may well be the dynamic type that would enhance the current team.

Judging by Bristol Rovers and Stevenage forums.... not really the kind of gamble we should be taking.

Coventry fans say otherwise, He was a regular in the team that won promotion to the Championship.

He's been at two different clubs since and has been absolutely slated. Not intersted in massive gambles. Gambling is what put us in this position. We need better.

Totally agree - a quick reading of the Bristol Press rings alarm bells

And some said Hartley past it, Dolan not far behind, Dodds a gamble, Pruti a bigger gamble.
Almost sounds like the manager can,t be trusted........By some.

Lets see how he performs.

Every signing is a gamble. This lad is a BIG gamble. He doesn't even get as far as dividing opinion, its ALL bloody negative. This is the type of signing that's supposed to get us out of trouble? To save our league status and stop us dropping into that awful, almost inescapable division again?

Ever thought he doesn't want to play for Barton or Barton didn't like him. Same as McDonald for us, I think he's a good player, but others start ahead of him.

I still stand by all of the above and hopefully they all prove themselves.

If we signed Danny Johnson - on the other hand - I’d say that’s not a gamble. League 2 player, smack bang in form, and unquestionably a top signing.

McDonald = not good enough. The answer isn't signing more players like him.

I might have thought that it was merely a personality clash if it wasn't for the really strong negative opinions from Stevenage as well or if I thought that we were in a situation where we could take gambles like this. We can't. End of.

For god sake give the lad a chance before you right him off. How many of you have seen the lad play

Have we actually signed him?

Does not want to play for us.

Nothing offical yet.

They all get a chance when they pull on the shirt. Even desperate gamble signings. You shout encouragement, hope like crazy that the gamble pays off and wish that your chairman would let your manager sign much more solid players.

This. If he ever signs, I'll watch him play before I venture an opinion.

Have read similar that he has turned us down, sounds like Mansfield wanted a bidding war and he only wants Walsall.

I do think Raj going public with the bids is an interesting tact. Perfect foil for when we get turned down by all the top targets and end up with an U21 player on loan from Sheffield United. Maybe a bit cynical.

It’s also not writing players off before they have played - but you can quite easily pass judgement on the pedigree of the player you have signed. I said exactly the same when we signed all the Scots in the summer.

Say for instance we signed Lapslie, Armstrong, Hawkins or Nichols from this division, I’d say we had a very strong chance of delivering improvement in our quality and then football results… you only need to have a small knowledge base of lower league football (or check Wikipedia) to know they will be good.

A player binned and slagged off quite extensively by his past two clubs poses a different proposition altogether. Fishing in a different pond comes to mind… but yes, he could turn out to be a master-stroke, like the rest we’ve signed.

Maybe he didn't want to play for Stevenage.
Plus all signing are gambles from free agents to 100 million pounds. First 1 minute could break Arm or leg and be out for 6 weeks or get killed in a plane crash.

Let’s just see what the lad can do before issuing the torches and pitchforks eh…?

Correct. You can know full well that you've signed a cheap option player and be pissed off about it but still give them full support come Saturday afternoon.

According to some website I looked at today the guy who got sent off against Pools on Saturday is worth £250,000 transfer value. I wouldn't have thought Pools or Rochdale included worth that much in total.

Lets buy him. After all you can't judge him until you've seen him play in a Pools shirt.

Wont be long before KC knocks out:
Ive told sing to save his money for the Summer window. Hes the best chairman ive ever worked for. Got loads of ambition to make this club successful.
Meanwhile im hearing the top Striker we in for is Beck from a team in tbe NLN.
Its ellish being a Poolie under chuckle Vision.
They spoil us rotten.
We shud be honoured.

actually expecting nothing is far better than one who is bulled up to be a worldbeater and we find out quickly he isn,t.

How else are you gonna judge them…they may be crap, they may be a surprise, but only one way to find out. Nothings nailed on.

May as well sign you and I with that logic

That would be not just scraping the barrel, but the tarmac beneath it.

On the Darlo MB Solihull after Beck so that probably rules us out.
Expecting a kid loanie on deadline day.

Knowing our luck, a toddler or a goat.

or someone still in the womb regarded as one for the future.

Re. Zain Westbrook - is it time to change the title of this thread from Incoming to Not Coming?

Or change the title to 'Who believed the bull again?'

After reading the comments, might be better if he doesn’t.

like the one ready to be told about the two lads who agreed to join us from the leagues above but the paperwork could not be completed in time. you heard it here first.

Theres always a few who believe everything the Messiah says:

. I find it Comical

But am still disgusted with their bum licking behaviour.

Looks like Beck is a done deal to Solihull.

Must be time to bring in anutha Carver like last season.

Beck to Solihull and we get their jock forward..................

Thought Dallas was more of a winger? Would be a good signing though if it’s true

Thought we were promised a marquee forward.........

Thought we needed a Billy Ayre type CB......