Should we have let Moore go?

[Patrick]

Not a Premier League player at this point in his career, however I can see him having a similar career to Morgan, reaching his potential later on.

[Foxxed]

We already had a backup Moore. Couldn't keep both. Against UEFA rules.

[Fox92]

Did well for us but wasn't a Premier League regular at that point in his career. Might become one though, look at how long Morgan was playing at that level before becoming a Premier League player.

 

And as a defender he'll have a great coach in Jaap Stam.

[Vulpine Victor]

He made the right decision to move and get a regular game. When he was dropped by Pearson he was playing better than Wes. It was a case of a manager playing someone he had bought before a home grown player. After being dropped he was never given any real chances to regain his position. However from what I have seen there are far better options available to us to improve our defense,  we just have to be willing to spend some money, it should have been done last year!

[Royston.]

3 hours ago, Foxxed said:

We already had a backup Moore. Couldn't keep both. Against UEFA rules.

the moore the merrier.........

[Legend_in_blue]

Yes.

[TJB-fox]

Yes, absolutely the right decision for the club and Liam moore himself 

[fazzyfox]

With hindsight one million was a low price, please tell me there's a sell on clause... At the time it was the right thing to do but at his age you never know, there may be another step up in performance and an increase in confidence and it sounds like that may have occurred.  The Moore that I remember was often responsible for playing people onside or when you freeze frame a goal conceded he'd be nowhere near his man but he must have something about him to amass those u-21 caps and these current ratings

[Buzzell]

5 hours ago, Babylon said:

He and Wes were all over the place to start with to be fair, but they did have Konch and De Laet next to them so it's not shock.

God looking back that was a horrendous back four

[alanf0x]

Yes, not missed at all. If he wasn't from Leicester people would have forgotten about him by now!! 

[ParkerPen]

Going to another team permanently was the best thing for Moore, I don't believe that he would have improved as a player if he'd stayed here, loans or not - clearly needed a proper fresh start.

 

now he'd be perhaps 3rd choice, but I don't believe he's better than Benny - just proves it was right for everyone that he moved on at the time.

[chicagofox]

Yes we absolutely should have let Moore go.. All he has done at Reading is prove he is a Championship defender.

[FoxSince88]

The academy staff converted him to centre back, he actually preferred playing centre mid/ Right midfield. 

He was such a good amount of money at a young age and got pissed off he wasn't playing. 

Left and he is playing every week. 

[Strokes]

I liked Liam, he is a good lad but he needed to move for his own development. Some players are not suited to loans and need to feel wanted. I'm glad his career is moving in the right direction again but honestly he is still quite a bit behind what we need right now. It'd be interesting to see if he is ready to step up and perform consistently at this level, good luck to him.

[Thracian]

12 hours ago, fazzyfox said:

With hindsight one million was a low price, please tell me there's a sell on clause... At the time it was the right thing to do but at his age you never know, there may be another step up in performance and an increase in confidence and it sounds like that may have occurred.  The Moore that I remember was often responsible for playing people onside or when you freeze frame a goal conceded he'd be nowhere near his man but he must have something about him to amass those u-21 caps and these current ratings

A sell-on clause would have been wise but I don't know that we deserve anything. We've not always shown ourselves to be the best finishing school for young players, especially for the provision of opportunity but also on the coaching side at times.

 

It's why I believe we need two or three energised, committed and top quality coaches preferably specialist in their particular areas, skilled in seeing the flaws in potentially outstanding players and having the motivational/remedial/organisational skills to put them right.      

 

 

[Bayfox]

Not really watched him at Reading, but thought he did ok in our Championship season, maybe the step up to the top flight at the time was a bit much for a young lad in a struggling side, I'd guess that being a local lad brought it's own pressure as well, internally as well as external.

 

Based on watching with my own eyes, I wouldn't have taken the Keane that played for us or Ben Mee, yet Keane now play's for England and Mee has carved some sort of top flight career out under old Gravel Throat as well, so maybe Liam can go there and do ok, and if he turns into the next Keane let's hope the lure of Leicester is enough to bring him back, but until we see him play in the top flight we just won't know if he has improved at all.

[Lovejoy]

All about game time week in and week out, Liam Moore wasn't ready for that with us and therefore had to move on.

[Steven]

He was gash in the PL.

[Guest Col city fan]

Yes we should..he's currently a decent Championship CB when we've not long won the Premiership. I'm surprised we're even having the debate now really. At the time he went, I thought it was a shame. With hindsight, it was the right move.

[foxy boxing]

he was struggling when he was playing for us and having some bad games, maybe he needed more time in the Championship to galvanise his game and improve as a player. the Championship does seem his level but he may still keep improving but at the time he was here he was not performing as we and the club hoped!