Alex Neil has shared his view of how things unfolded with Nathan Broadhead, with it seemingly looking like Ellis Simms’ double at the weekend changed Broady’s mind on where to go.
GOOD LUCK
"When he was here, Nathan did remarkably well for us, so we are grateful for the time that we had him here. Equally, there has been a lot of talk about us and Nathan over the summer and our preference would have been to bring Nathan here on a permanent deal, because we want to sign young players who have their best years ahead of them. The fact is, he has rocked up at Wigan and good luck to him.”
CLOSE
"There were a lot of discussions taking place and we weren't far away from an agreement, but then Saturday happened and we got two goals from one striker [Simms] and one goal from another [Stewart]. I think that can sometimes change people's views on things."
NOT THE FIRST, NOT THE LAST
"If I had to turn around and tell you how many times that has happened to me as a manager, you wouldn't believe it. In football, nothing is done until it is done - and even then it might get undone! We just have to crack on and go and get the next one [transfer target]."
ONE MORE STRIKER
"We need more cover because, if you look at last season, we had Ross and Broady [Broadhead] but for large spells Broady was injured. What happened then was that the burden on Ross was far too great, and at this level you can't afford to have just one player for that position - particularly in last year's scenario where one player [Broadhead] was missing for large parts.”
CONFIDENCE
"On the broader point, we need players who are going to come here and back themselves and believe that they are going to contribute to what we are doing. It takes a certain type of mentality to do that at this club because of the scrutiny and the pressure that come with it. Sometimes, that's not for everybody."
