hiː ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə blˈækbɜːn ænd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɛɹ pɹəmˈoʊʃən bˈæk tə ðə pɹəmˈɪɹ lˈiːɡ ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ tˈuː sˈiːzən, bɹˈuːmz wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn ɐ fɹˈiː tɹˈænsfɜːɹ ˌɔn twˈɛlv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
He then returned to Blackburn and following their promotion back to the Premier League in the 2001–02 season, Broomes was released on a free transfer on 12 December 2001.