18. Stefan Moore

Stefan Moore joined QPR from Premiership Aston Villa on a free transfer in June 2005. Gianni Paladini learnt of the youngsters availability and alerted Ian Holloway after he had initially thought the player would command a fee out of the clubs reach.

Still confusion reigned over his move as he was paraded at Loftus Road in a QPR shirt whilst Aston Villa were denying a deal had taken place but it turned out to be a break down in communication and Moore had joined QPR.

Moore is 21 years old and a promising young striker. Injuries and a lack of opportunities at Aston Villa prompted Moore to request a move despite having a year left on his contract and David O'Leary agreed to let him go without demanding a fee. Moore scored twice during his limited appearances for Villa against Blackburn and Charlton.

He enjoyed a loan spells in the Championship last season at Millwall and Leicester but didn't manage a goal during those disappointing spells.

His first team debut with QPR came as a second half sub at Hull and the strikers pace worried the home defence but he seemed to lack a cutting edge. He did impress a week on though in the home win over Sheffield United.

Moore came on early to replace the injured Doherty and his pace gave Rangers a new dimension. Moore worked hard and caused problems all afternoon before finishing the game off with an impressive late goal. The crowd were right behind him after that and he earned a first start at Coventry but his performance was more Steve Slade than Les Ferdinand.

Moore spent the next few games in various positions including left wing, right wing as well as up front and he never really looked as comfortable or as much of a threat as he had in the Sheffield United game.

Moore was soon dropped to the bench where his late cameo roles did little to impress the fans or manager. It was clear Moore had ability but he really wasn't showing much of it and appeared to lack the determination to succeed.

The frustration with Moore grew when he came back in the side as a sub against Hull, Moore was aggressive, quick and a real threat as he played a big part in the side coming from 2-0 down to grab a draw.

At Ipswich a week later the fans sang Moore's name and the youngster responded with his best performance in a QPR shirt. He was bright, sharp and scored a wonderfully worked goal as Moore started the move then showed good awareness to make a great run and head in Ainsworth's cross.

After that game hopes were high for the striker but for the rest of the season he never got close to that kind of performance again. He was back to looking scared on the ball and most of the games seemed to pass him by.

Ian Holloway made him available for a loan move in January but strangely picked him for his last game in charge where Moore again failed to impress.

Gary Waddock also gave Moore a few more chances but his performances appeared to get worse rather than better and he was official placed on the transfer list at the end of the season.

He has spent most of the 2006/07 season on loan to Port Vale before returning to the first team in a match at Coventry in April. He started the next few games performing reasonably well but still failing to fulfill his potential.