▁loan ▁deal , ▁Nash ▁returned ▁to ▁Pr eston , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁transfer ▁listed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May . ▁W igan ▁signed ▁him ▁perman ently ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁signed ▁Nash ▁on ▁an ▁emer gency ▁loan ▁deal ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁following ▁M ár ton ▁F ül ö p ' s ▁recall ▁to ▁S under land . ▁Nash ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁part ▁in ▁Sto ke ' s ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁penalty ▁save ▁against ▁Wat ford ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁saves ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁Le ic ester ▁City . ▁ ▁Ever ton ▁ ▁Nash ▁moved ▁to ▁Ever ton , ▁the ▁team ▁he ▁supported ▁as ▁a ▁boy , ▁as ▁reserve ▁goal keeper ▁to ▁Tim ▁Howard ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁line ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁Europa ▁League ▁tie ▁against ▁B ATE ▁Bor is ov ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁Ever ton ▁lost ▁ 1 – 0 . ▁ ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁Following ▁Nash ' s ▁release ▁from ▁Ever ton ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Sto ke ▁after ▁signing ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁where ▁he ▁provided