{"id":539458,"date":"2020-01-04T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539458"},"modified":"2022-01-01T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T16:16:08","slug":"jevani-brown-colchester-united-forest-green-rovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/04\/jevani-brown-colchester-united-forest-green-rovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jevani Brown Joins Forest Green Rovers On-Loan From League Two Rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colchester United forward Jevani Brown has joined the U&#8217;s League Two promotion rivals Forest Green Rovers.<\/p>\n<h2>Colchester United Send Forward On-Loan to League Two Rivals<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SIGNING&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Green Rovers have completed the signing of attacking midfielder Jevani Brown on loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColU_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ColU_Official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r5oqsoBkmi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/r5oqsoBkmi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8a8lovwJwF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8a8lovwJwF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGRFC_Official\/status\/1213384901120188416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Rovers&#8217; First January Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Brown joined Colchester for an undisclosed fee last summer having recorded 16 assists and eight goals from midfield.<\/p>\n<p>The attacking midfielder has started five league games for John McGreal this season; however, with opportunities limited as the U&#8217;s gun for promotion, Brown is looking to increase his playing time.<\/p>\n<p>The former Peterborough United playmaker has not featured for the U&#8217;s since November; he was a used substitute in the 1-0 win over Ipswich Town in the EFL Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>25-year-old Brown moves to New Lawn as FGR&#8217;s first signing of the January transfer window; although, he reportedly turned down other interest from the fourth-tier to sign for Rovers.<\/p>\n<h3>Brown: Hopefully I Can Be a Part of Potentially Getting Them Promoted<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking after signing for the Gloucestershire club, Brown said: &#8220;I\u2019m really looking forward to it and I just want to get myself back on the pitch and get some game time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club is in a really good position going into the backend of the season with where they are in the table and hopefully I can be a part of potentially getting them promoted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In League Two, not many teams play football and Forest Green and a few others have that philosophy and it suits my style of play and is the kind of football I want to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On what Rovers fans can expect from him, he added: &#8220;I like to get myself into nice areas and I have got an assist in me, so hopefully I can help the team get some goals, which, at the minute, looks like they are hard to come by.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My best position is central, in the number 10 area, but I\u2019ve played out wide on numerous occasion and it is just getting on the ball and finding the pass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brown started his career as an MK Dons youngster and has represented Jamaica as a youth international.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow every transfer move in the EFL as it happens on our live transfer centre <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/12\/31\/efl-transfer-news-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6m4SUK5LRSBkR3gamLSELw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/624526726\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6m4SUK5LRSBkR3gamLSELw',sig:'IdhfpAuFZiRLaGE2tkZWoN0JFs4Ig5MKWF363wDda0U=',w:'594px',h:'593px',items:'624526726',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colchester United forward Jevani Brown has joined the U&#8217;s League Two promotion rivals Forest Green Rovers. 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