Jordan Moore hasn’t exactly endeared himself to his former supporters.
Moore represented Limerick FC for three months but had some rather unkind words for the city that he called home for a brief time during an interview with Herald Scotland.
“Limerick is known as Stab City,” Moore said. “I stayed in a village called Bruff, about 30k from the city, and on every second lamppost there is a horse tied up. There must be 20 horses in every street you walk down. But if you tried to cut the horses loose they would kill you – supposedly.”
Moore, 22, went on to refer to the horses as “gypsy horses” and mock the lack of cars in the area of Bruff.
“Bruff is the weirdest village ever,” he continued. “The locals would jump on the backs of horses and just ride along. There were no cars. Or at least there was more horses than cars.
“I think they were gypsy horses. They actually looked terrible. That wasn’t nice. It was crazy, a good laugh, but a bit dodgy.”
He also claimed that he was taken advantage of in terms of how he was being paid by the club and didn’t receive his wages on time.
“I felt they tried to take a loan on me a bit. I found getting my money a lot harder than the rest of the guys. I’d ask where the money was and they would say ‘ah, you’ll get it next week after the game.’”
Moore signed for the First Division side earlier this year after being released by Dundee United, having never played a senior game for the club due in part to a battle with skin cancer.
My comments in today's newspapers have been taken out of context and I apologise profusely for any distress caused.
— Jordan Moore (@jordanmoore44) June 14, 2016
While Moore has since come out and apologised for his comments, Limerick FC have released a statement in which they expressed their disappointment at the hurtful manner in which Moore spoke of his time in Limerick.
The statement reads:
“Limerick FC are hurt, angered and dumbfounded by these comments which we totally and utterly refute. We are aware that the community of Bruff has been left understandably distressed by the said article.
“A representative for Jordan Moore contacted the club earlier this year and informed us of Jordan’s background and his recovery from cancer. As a community-driven club, we offered Jordan a short-term deal to assist in his rehabilitation and provided him with accommodation and remuneration.
Limerick FC have released a statement following comments attributed to Jordan Moore. See: https://t.co/a7o1QEZJFw pic.twitter.com/LQEKgaiHnU
— Limerick FC (@LimerickFCie) June 14, 2016
“Jordan spent a week at the club after which he decided to take up our offer. Initially it was agreed that Jordan would stay for four weeks but at his request this was extended. Jordan recently returned to Scotland and had thanked the club for their help during his stay here.
“The club, our staff and players have been welcomed with open arms by the community of Bruff and have been treated tremendously.
“The club this afternoon received an apology from Jordan Moore in which he states the comments are “taken out of context and sensationalised”. We find it very difficult to accept the apology at this time.”
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