Nathan Broadhead signs up on loan at Wigan Athletic

Mind you, we always have Rondon chomping at the bit to get among the goals perhaps he can double his tally at Everton.

Of course, it may be that the club have got a striker or two ready to come in via the transfer window so I'll reserve judgement for now. If not though, this is crazy with Simms out on loan too.

When he returns, he'll be 25 – with no settled club. Either sell him on or use him in first team, for fuck's sake! 🤷

It's very common practice at all clubs to do this kind of thing with certain players who are under contract but are better off playing, and being sold. Otherwise they just play reserve games and their careers come to an end when they get released.

You have to wonder what goes on at Everton though, Nathan has trained since they came back from their summer holiday, went to America with the squad, never played, hasn't featured in any other game for any of the teams, not even on the bench, so the lad must be pleased he is finally, hopefully, going to get some games with Wigan.

Good luck, lad, you certainly are due for some!!

Yes, he was unfit when we signed him, but he seems to have worked hard to get in shape and he has always appeared to give his all when on the pitch.

If only we had someone to play off him and tap in goals, we might just have a temporary strike force.

Yet another example of Everton keeping players at the club far too long when there is clearly no future for them here.

Getting him locked up with a new contract extension (as reported by a few internet media outlets) before loaning him out (assuming under the more reasonable salary scale that Thelwell established) is a good move too to retain an asset that can be sold in the future or easily loaned out with loan fees if not.

No-brainer for him to choose Wigan over Sunderland: closer to home and with the same offering of Championship Football.

I don't understand why there's talk of us giving him a new contract, and indeed why we gave him the last if he isn't even in consideration for the first team at 24 years old?

I'm not knocking him. I actually quite like him, but it makes no business sense.

He's got something but obviously not enough at this level and he's having to do what loads before him have and prove people wrong.

No I don't understand what Everton are doing over Broadhead. It doesn't make much sense how his career has been covered without any conclusion if Everton want him or not, unless they are doing an awful lot to help him to finally get his career on track after all the injuries he has had over a very long period.

Like you, I think there is a decent player there but he hasn't had a proper injury-free period to prove how how good he is.

This is the side of youth football I hate. The Chelsea model of paying kids over the top salaries, knowing full well they ain't going to make it at the club - but banking loan fees and transfer fees.

Farming youth players. It stinks and it should be stopped. Let the kids play and develop careers.