RAFC team of the decade 23:01 - Dec 21 with 4546 views | meeee | Off the top of my head GK- Conrad Logan RB- Rafferty CB- Craig Dawson CB- Jack O'Connell LB- Tom Kennedy RM- Mendez-Laing CM- Matty Lund CM- Jonah LM- Matty Done ST- Hogan ST- Henderson Subs- Josh Lilis Jamie Allen Ethan Ebanks-Landell Andy Cannon COG Cavanagh Dagnall | ![](/images/avatars/5440.gif) | | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 23:28 - Dec 21 with 4496 views | 442Dale | Good thread! Got to be from 10/11 onwards Lillis Rafferty, Dawson, O’Connell, Rose (TK was only a bit part after first promotion. If Bunney hadn’t got injured and totally lost form...) Allen, Cavanagh, Lund NML, Hogan, Henderson. | ![](/images/avatars/1212.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 00:04 - Dec 22 with 4454 views | Shun | Logan Raff Dawson JOC RND Lund Allen Dawson NML Hogan Henderson | ![](/images/avatars/1182.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 07:00 - Dec 22 with 4376 views | todmordendale | I would like to try to find a place for Donal McDermott. Exceptional skill yet another of Hill’s broken toys. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 08:19 - Dec 22 with 4340 views | nordenblue |
RAFC team of the decade on 23:28 - Dec 21 by 442Dale | Good thread! Got to be from 10/11 onwards Lillis Rafferty, Dawson, O’Connell, Rose (TK was only a bit part after first promotion. If Bunney hadn’t got injured and totally lost form...) Allen, Cavanagh, Lund NML, Hogan, Henderson. |
You rate Rose better than RND 442, I'm struggling with that one?!! | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 09:12 - Dec 22 with 4285 views | DaleyBrent | Logan Rafferty Dawson O’Connell Rose Cavanagh Jones Allen Mendez-Laing Hogan Henderson | ![](/images/avatars/18786.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 13:30 - Dec 22 with 4090 views | boromat | Lillis Rafferty Dawson McNulty Rose Rathbone Camps Allen Hendo Hogan NML Ignored loan players. I've also left Jones out because in my head he's more a player from the previous decade. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 13:36 - Dec 22 with 4083 views | AtThePeake |
RAFC team of the decade on 13:30 - Dec 22 by boromat | Lillis Rafferty Dawson McNulty Rose Rathbone Camps Allen Hendo Hogan NML Ignored loan players. I've also left Jones out because in my head he's more a player from the previous decade. |
I would argue Jonah's best ever season for Dale was 2010/2011 though. Scored 17 in the league that season, including THAT screamer at Southampton. | ![](/images/avatars/1813.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 14:19 - Dec 22 with 4051 views | RAFCBLUE |
RAFC team of the decade on 13:36 - Dec 22 by AtThePeake | I would argue Jonah's best ever season for Dale was 2010/2011 though. Scored 17 in the league that season, including THAT screamer at Southampton. |
Reflecting on the last decade there have been some pretty average players pass through the club and not many that would set the world on fire. The 2010 decade horror show X1 can read: GK Joel Castro Pereira RB Kevin Amankwaah CB Pim Balkestein CB Neil Trotman LB Marc Twaddle RM Simon Hackney CM David Syers CM Ray Putterill LM Craig Curran CF George Donnelly CF Terry Gornell On the positive side: GK Josh Lillis - great servant; hope he gets some recognition for that. LB Matt Done - better at left back than anywhere else for Dale. CB Craig Dawson - done exceptionally well since leaving Dale. CB Jim McNulty - deaf in one ear, has one kidney; still not a bad defender RB Joe Rafferty - top pro and will do well in the Championship LM Michael Rose - has magic toes CM Gary Jones - Dale legend; a shame about the bad feeling on leaving CM Gary Dicker - classy midfielder; this decade's Alan McLoughlin RM Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - from Rochdale to the Premier League CF Ian Henderson - could beat Reg Jenkins record; great servant. CF Chris O'Grady - best mobile target man we have had Honourable mentions for: Joe Thompson (for beating cancer & that goal vs Charlton); Steven Davies (for that goal vs Spurs at home); Stephen Humphreys (for that goal vs Spurs at Wembley); Conrad Logan (for that first spell before he did his achilles) Jamie Allen (a joy to watch; a shame we didn't keep him) Peter Vincenti (all round nice guy) Ethan Ebanks-Landell (key to keeping us up last year) | ![](/images/avatars/6471.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 15:06 - Dec 22 with 4014 views | wimborne_dale | Surprised there aren't more votes for COG. I thought he was awesome. Gary Jones too. | ![](/images/avatars/4187.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 15:22 - Dec 22 with 3986 views | richfoad32 |
RAFC team of the decade on 14:19 - Dec 22 by RAFCBLUE | Reflecting on the last decade there have been some pretty average players pass through the club and not many that would set the world on fire. The 2010 decade horror show X1 can read: GK Joel Castro Pereira RB Kevin Amankwaah CB Pim Balkestein CB Neil Trotman LB Marc Twaddle RM Simon Hackney CM David Syers CM Ray Putterill LM Craig Curran CF George Donnelly CF Terry Gornell On the positive side: GK Josh Lillis - great servant; hope he gets some recognition for that. LB Matt Done - better at left back than anywhere else for Dale. CB Craig Dawson - done exceptionally well since leaving Dale. CB Jim McNulty - deaf in one ear, has one kidney; still not a bad defender RB Joe Rafferty - top pro and will do well in the Championship LM Michael Rose - has magic toes CM Gary Jones - Dale legend; a shame about the bad feeling on leaving CM Gary Dicker - classy midfielder; this decade's Alan McLoughlin RM Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - from Rochdale to the Premier League CF Ian Henderson - could beat Reg Jenkins record; great servant. CF Chris O'Grady - best mobile target man we have had Honourable mentions for: Joe Thompson (for beating cancer & that goal vs Charlton); Steven Davies (for that goal vs Spurs at home); Stephen Humphreys (for that goal vs Spurs at Wembley); Conrad Logan (for that first spell before he did his achilles) Jamie Allen (a joy to watch; a shame we didn't keep him) Peter Vincenti (all round nice guy) Ethan Ebanks-Landell (key to keeping us up last year) |
I would have Roland Bergkamp and Matthew Barnes-Homer up top ahead of both Donnelly and Gornell. Whilst the latter two weren't great they at least had their moments and contributed a few goals. We've had worse 'keepers than Pereira as well, who wasn't terrible just decidedly 'meh' considering he came from Man Utd, | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 16:27 - Dec 22 with 3934 views | Shun |
RAFC team of the decade on 15:22 - Dec 22 by richfoad32 | I would have Roland Bergkamp and Matthew Barnes-Homer up top ahead of both Donnelly and Gornell. Whilst the latter two weren't great they at least had their moments and contributed a few goals. We've had worse 'keepers than Pereira as well, who wasn't terrible just decidedly 'meh' considering he came from Man Utd, |
Agree with those two. Gornell was far from the worst striker we’ve seen. | ![](/images/avatars/1182.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 20:23 - Dec 22 with 3651 views | dingdangblue | Heaton Raff Dawson O'Connell RND Allen Jonah Lund Mendez Laing Hogan Hendo | ![](/images/avatars/2229.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 20:30 - Dec 22 with 3632 views | 442Dale |
RAFC team of the decade on 08:19 - Dec 22 by nordenblue | You rate Rose better than RND 442, I'm struggling with that one?!! |
RND has played less than half a season in the decade, with some of it at CH. Just feel picking a team would need players to have done well over a bit longer period of time. On a similar theme, Heaton only played 3 games for us in this decade!i | ![](/images/avatars/1212.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 20:33 - Dec 22 with 3626 views | EllDale | I seem to remember Gornell having a right game and scoring a couple of goals at Valley Parade. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 20:48 - Dec 22 with 3571 views | dingdangblue |
RAFC team of the decade on 20:30 - Dec 22 by 442Dale | RND has played less than half a season in the decade, with some of it at CH. Just feel picking a team would need players to have done well over a bit longer period of time. On a similar theme, Heaton only played 3 games for us in this decade!i |
Heaton 😉 | ![](/images/avatars/2229.gif) |
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RAFC team of the decade on 10:46 - Dec 23 with 3239 views | YadHoDale | Without loanees: Lillis (More good than bad over a long period of time) Rafferty (Good lad) O'Connell (E) (Looks classy) Eastham (Always rated him - solid) McNulty (or Bunney) Lund (Best box to box man) Allen (best vision) Mendez-Laing Hogan Henderson Done Subs Logan’ Keohane (cos he can play anywhere, competently) McGahey Cannon Camps Vincenti Rhys Bennett | ![](/images/avatars/1135.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
RAFC team of the decade on 16:15 - Dec 23 with 3088 views | PotterDale |
RAFC team of the decade on 10:46 - Dec 23 by YadHoDale | Without loanees: Lillis (More good than bad over a long period of time) Rafferty (Good lad) O'Connell (E) (Looks classy) Eastham (Always rated him - solid) McNulty (or Bunney) Lund (Best box to box man) Allen (best vision) Mendez-Laing Hogan Henderson Done Subs Logan’ Keohane (cos he can play anywhere, competently) McGahey Cannon Camps Vincenti Rhys Bennett |
You were doing well up until Keohane!! | ![](/images/avatars/2173.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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