▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mo ores ▁said ▁that ▁" sign ific ant ▁share hold ers ▁like ▁Gran ada ▁and ▁Steve ▁Morgan ▁were ▁ins istent ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁F . C . ▁should ▁accept ▁the ▁G ille tt ▁and ▁H icks ▁offer ▁and ▁left ▁me ▁in ▁no ▁doubt ▁about ▁my ▁legal ▁duty ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁offer ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁The ▁Times ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mo ores ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁" h ug ely ▁reg rets " ▁s elling ▁Liverpool ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁du o . ▁Mo ores ▁called ▁on ▁G ille tt ▁and ▁H icks ▁to ▁step ▁aside ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁bu yer ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁Mo ores ▁wrote : ▁" I ▁call ▁upon ▁them ▁now ▁to ▁stand ▁back , ▁accept ▁their ▁limitations ▁as ▁joint ▁own ers , ▁acknow ledge ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁current ▁dem ise , ▁and ▁stand ▁aside , ▁with ▁dign ity ". ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Mo ores , ▁Liverpool ▁had ▁a ▁tur bul ent ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁under ▁manager ▁Gra eme ▁S oun ess . ▁When ▁Mo ores ▁s ack ed ▁S oun ess ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁Liverpool ▁manager ▁had ▁been ▁s ack ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Mo ores ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁s ack ▁S oun