Lowe refuses to discuss future of on-loan Broom
RYAN Lowe does not want to comment on the future of Ryan Broom at Plymouth Argyle other than to emphasis he is at the League One leaders on a seasonlong loan.
The 25-year-old midfielder was signed from Peterborough United shortly before the season began and his performances have played a large part in their success over the first three months of the campaign.
So good have been his performances that many of the Green Army are already wondering about the possibility of his loan being turned into a permanent move, either in the January transfer window or next summer.
Broom, who is under contract to Championship club Peterborough until the summer of 2023, has made a total of 17 starts and two substitute appearances, scoring three times.
Peterborough owner Darragh MacAnthony replied to a couple of Argyle supporters about Broom on social media on Saturday.
That followed Broom’s man-ofthe-match display in the 4-1 away League One win against Accrington Stanley, when he scored their third goal with a spectacular strike.
MacAnthony tweeted: “I can think of half a million reasons why you’d want this wonderful player” in reply to a request to him to let Broom join Argyle on a permanent deal.”
When it was then pointed out by another fan that ‘He’s here till the summer regardless’ MacAnthony responded: “Not if somebody buys him in Jan buddy. Anyhow all that aside I love what Lowey is doing there. Fantastic stuff.”
Lowe was not in any mood to discuss Broom, his loan to Argyle and the possibility of any permanent move when asked about it at his prematch Press conference yesterday before the away game against Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
“I don’t really want to talk about it,” said the Pilgrims’ boss, and when it was pointed out to him that it was a talking point among some supporters he did not change his stance on the subject. “It’s a season long loan, that’s all you need to know.”
Lowe was then asked whether there was any possibility of the loan being cut short in January so Peterborough could sell Broom to a club, be it Argyle or someone else.
“It’s a season-long loan, that’s all you need to know,” Lowe repeated. “I just want to try and keep a cool head on it.
“I’m not playing any games because I have got a lot of respect for Darragh MacAnthony. He puts his money where his mouth is.”
Lowe added: “Ryan Broom is with us on a season-long loan and if the fans are asking you questions, tell them to send letters to me and I will gladly answer back.”
Then when asked whether he was confident that former Cheltenham Town playmaker Broom would not return to Peterborough in January, Lowe replied: “How, if he’s on a season-long loan?”
Broom was voted as the runner-up in the Plymouth Live Argyle player of the month votes for August, September and October.
After the win against Accrington, he said: “I played in a good team at Cheltenham but this is a brilliant team. The way the Gaffer (Lowe) sets us up is excellent and I’m really enjoying playing in it.
“It’s a great group of lads more importantly. With the characters in the squad it just great to be around them. It’s probably the best team I have played in.”