{"id":559006,"date":"2020-07-21T05:42:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=559006"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:43:31","slug":"jordan-moore-taylor-forest-green-rovers-sign-defender-following-mk-dons-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/21\/jordan-moore-taylor-forest-green-rovers-sign-defender-following-mk-dons-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Moore-Taylor: Forest Green Rovers Sign Defender Following MK Dons Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forest Green Rovers have continued their busy summer with the capture of former MK Dons defender Jordan Moore-Taylor. The Exeter-born man was released by the Dons last month after two seasons with the club and he has become Rovers&#8217; eighth addition of the summer, signing a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Moore-Taylor Joins Forest Green Rovers Following MK Dons Release<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to announce the signing of Jordan Moore-Taylor, formerly of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MKDonsFC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year old centre-back joins on a two-year deal and has been a top target for the Club this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Full story \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yitv7fNc4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Yitv7fNc4l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vxNBNGEyQM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vxNBNGEyQM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGRFC_Official\/status\/1285500186735902720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Busy Window Continues<\/h3>\n<p>Rovers boss Mark Cooper guided his side to a tenth-place finish in the curtailed League Two season in 2019\/20. Given the incomings at the club in the last few weeks, it seems he is intent on improving on this finish and going for a promotion spot.<\/p>\n<p>Moore-Taylor won promotion from League Two with MK Dons in 2018\/19 and also has vast experience of the league from his time captaining Exeter City. He featured sparingly in League One last season under both Paul Tisdale and Russell Martin, but his campaign was hampered by injury problems, which ultimately led to his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/06\/20\/jordan-moore-taylor-and-ben-gladwin-among-nine-released-by-mk-dons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">departure from Milton Keynes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old will bring solidity to Forest Green&#8217;s backline, and the fact he is left-footed also gives a good balance to the side&#8217;s defence.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website about the move, Moore-Taylor said: \u201cI had a few options, but Mark Cooper made it clear how much he wanted me, and I\u2019ve always liked the way his side play. I\u2019m delighted to sign and can\u2019t wait to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director of football Richard Hughes added: \u201cJordan is a good fit for the football club and one we\u2019ve tracked for a long time and he was number one on our list &#8211; we\u2019re delighted to get him over the line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"pPByWohZSAV3b34LxphrSg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1186573338\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pPByWohZSAV3b34LxphrSg',sig:'vd07A_uVGU0ELj7nS9cRKRGp8B-RARY03ZDj4X_rAwo=',w:'594px',h:'361px',items:'1186573338',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forest Green Rovers have continued their busy summer with the capture of former MK Dons defender Jordan Moore-Taylor. The Exeter-born man was released by the Dons last month after two seasons with the club and he has become Rovers&#8217; eighth addition of the summer, signing a two-year contract. 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