I suspect Broadhead decided on the loan to Wigan and signed a new contract with Everton for purely pragmatic reasons. We were clearly after him as a permanent signing in similar fashion to Clarke and it seems that was close but not to be. As it transpired he’s probably richer but would have played and probably bagged a few here so maybe been happier and better off over all. I doubt a loan to us was ever on the cards once Simms signed.
Shame as I think he could have made a name for himself with Dialo, Pritchard, Clarke and Roberts supplying him.
Probably time to move on now though. Still wouldn’t be averse to signing him but, theoretically, we are in a better position to recruit and don’t need to gamble on injury record so much.