Ray says: "They had a great season last year and I would like them to have another great one. Glenn and Paul did a magnificent job last year.
"I love the club and, of course, still look out for their results."
Ray could have been looking forward to donning a West Ham shirt in the finals of the Masters competition this weekend had not his penalty miss in the London final against Charlton not cost his side a place in it.
West Ham were winning 3-1 with a couple of minutes to go before the opposition fought back - and Ray did something no West Ham fan had ever seen before - he placed his spot kick!
Ray, known as Tonka for his penalties, which, if the keeper was foolish enough to get in the way of, would usually put them into the net with the ball, changed the style which earned him his nickname at the London arena when he went for subtlety instead.
"I don't know what went wrong," he says. "I had actually made my mind up what I was going to do and the goalkeeper moved, going to the side I was putting it at, and I changed my mind and put it by the post.
"I was disappointed, because there is a bit of pride there, and I let the lads and fans down because they expected me to score.
"We lost our chance to go to the national finals this weekend, as we did last year, but it is not to be. That is life and I have got to live with it.
"It must have been lack of practice. I had not kicked a ball for a year and it just shows that practice makes perfect."
Incredibly, he adds: "I didn't want it to go to penalty kicks, and I didn't want to take the penalty, but I had to.
"I thought we had done enough to win the game but I suppose it is more about enjoying yourself for me now as the professional days are gone - and it was great to meet all the players and fans again and be part of it."
He modestly says that he has been known to not score first time with his penalties, though the record books show a conversion rate of over 95%.
"I think I missed a few but managed to get the rebounds. In the five-a-side though, there was not that chance," he says.
Meanwhile, Ray, whose last professional job was as Stirling Albion's boss, is looking for work in the game, and he adds: "I'm up to nothing at the moment but I have the best kept garden in Perthshire!
"I am looking around to see what is there, and you are always hoping, but sometimes experience counts for nothing.
"It is about getting, and taking, an opportunity, but if one isn't there until someone loses their job it is difficult.
"I have just got to be patient, but it was the first time in 25 years I haven't been involved in pre-season, so it hurts me a little.
"It is getting very tough but these things have got to turn around."