Ray McHale

[Nozzer1953]

Apparently living in Dodworth

[animallittle3]

Very underrated player who did all the scruffy stuff so Glav and Banks could just attack without worrying about running back and defending .

Couldn't shoot for toffee mind .

[Arblasterfromthepast]

Apparently living in Dodworth

Speaking to the delivery guy at the builders merchants, he was living in Bridlington near me 3 months ago. Has he just moved?

[pass_and_move]

Am not owd enough to remember him laikin but I remember him at Scarborough as manager years ago. Did a decent job to be fair too.

[Arblasterfromthepast]

Am not owd enough to remember him laikin but I remember him at Scarborough as manager years ago. Did a decent job to be fair too.

He sometimes took stick off some fans in his playing days which I always thought was unjustified. Like Animal says, he did well for the team.

[pass_and_move]

He sometimes took stick off some fans in his playing days which I always thought was unjustified. Like Animal says, he did well for the team.

It's usually the case Arby. A holding midfielder seldom gets credit. I suppose a modern day comparison would be Scowen and Hourihane. Hourihane grabbed all the headlines and glory but that was mainly darn to Scowen who never really got the credit he deserved in my opinion.

[Acido]

Id also use the 'Norman' Sheridan and Neil Redfearn partnership in 1996, one gets all the headlines and the other goes un-noticed and often under rated.

[pass_and_move]

Id also use the 'Norman' Sheridan and Neil Redfearn partnership in 1996, one gets all the headlines and the other goes un-noticed and often under rated.

Stumpy was immense weren't he. Heart of a lion and a fair bit of ability.

[Acido]

Stumpy was immense weren't he. Heart of a lion and a fair bit of ability.

Stumpy lol. I heard somebody calling him Norman at a match on a few occasions, so thats why I still call him that now, he always looked like a 'Norman'.

[Shadrack the Red]

I thought Ray McHale was a class act , he would always look to pass the ball , he never lumped it & provided the engine room for Banks & Glavin , I strongly believe he used to take stick simply because he was always looking to pass & would get closed down in congested midfields when his options were limited , oh for a midfield three of McHale, Banks & the King now although Schopp would probably sub a couple of them for Odour & Moon !