Good times ahead for Blackpool says their Bristol City loanee Taylor Moore

The centre-back’s spell at Bloomfield Road was cut short when the season was halted in March.

The 23-year-old, who joined from Bristol City in January, made only eight appearances but saw enough to convince him the club is on the up.

“My time at Blackpool has been brilliant,” Moore told the Charity Cup Chats podcast, which raises vital funds for the Justin Edinburg Foundation.

“They have a stable owner there now after all the problems they’ve had in the past. They’re getting the fans back in and they’re getting the community back involved. There’s such positivity around the place.

“It’s a club that will kick on over the next few years. The owner has that ambition, and they have a very good CEO there and a very good manager.

“Neil Critchley comes, from an elite background so he knows what it takes to become an elite player.”

Having been a Robins regular earlier in the campaign, Moore was surprised to be loaned out. He added: “January came and I was in and out of the team a bit more than I had been. We were doing well, then I got told the club were interested in sending me out.

“It all happened so late in the window the options were all a bit limited. It was a bit out of the blue.

“The club wanted to get me to a club in and around the play-offs to aid my development. I had a phone call from Simon Grayson and that was it – within 10 to 15 minutes I agreed to join Blackpool.

“It’s a massive club and it was a no-brainer. I had to do it. I was only there for two weeks with Simon because he ended up losing his job.

“My first game was against (previous loan club) Southend, which was a bit heartbreaking. It was so good to see some familiar faces but it was so hard going out there trying to beat a club you think so highly of. We got the win, which was good.”