I'm pretty sure Chris Brown (Preston centre forward) was a friend of Dales, and would probably be interested in taking part. He is on twitter should anyone wish to contact him.

Just a thought, should this game get off the ground, how about as a curtain raiser a team from Horden take on a team of ...

Hi everyone. Can I start by saying how kind and comforting a lot of the things said on here have been to myself and to many others.

I live in the village of horden where dale is from. To say the whole community is in shock is a massive understatement. He was well loved and respected by all that ...