He was subjected to approaches by Leeds whilst on the GB tour down under in 1987 (despite being under contract to us). Surprise surprise when he came back he said he didn't want to play for Hull anymore because he preferred to play for Leeds.
After being "on strike" for a while we reluctantly sold him to Leeds.

This was worse than what Cooke did, and no surprise it has never been forgotten.

I hated him at the time but with hindsight it's difficult to blame him for what he did. It was the way he did it that was the problem

Arrhh, Thanks.Thats refreshed the memory. And on that bombshell....Fooook him.

I can't blame him for wanting to play for his home town club. Would we be critical if a Hull lad wanted to come back to play for us.

And whats the difference between Leeds poaching Schofield and us stealing Obst from underneath Wakefields noses?

He had an amazing record at Hull and thats what i'l remember him by

Paying Wakefield a fee when they where in financial difficulties is not the same as unsettling a player whilst he is away on international duty, unsettling a player to the extent that he comes back and goes on strike, that's enough reason to dislike the guy, then we look at his actions as a L**ds player, both as a player and in his private life and the reasons continue to stack up.

And how much of that fee do you think Wakefield actually got. We never helped Wakefield out at all as they were already close to a takeover. We were acting in our own selfish best interest by ripping their main play maker from the team when an opportunity rose. Same as Leeds with Schofield. It's so long ago I can't believe people still hold such a grudge against this guy.

There's about four pages in his book that he isn't sticking the knife in someone . One bitter man.

i'll never forget the first game against leeds after the schofield sale, we had also sold a heartbroken lee crooks because we needed the money and when the leeds team ran out the threepenny was chanting crooksy give us a wave, which he did to a massive ovation from the crowd, then the threepenny sang at top voice 'schofield give us a wave', so schofield looks up at the threepenny and raised his arm to salute the fans, with that the full (old wooden) threepennies, did the w@nker sign at him whist screaming aaaaaaarrrrggggggghhhhhh! schofield then refused to play down that side of the pitch and never did in future visits either, but many players were petrified of that stand

He will have to lose a bit of weight before we start playing him.

He left and it was not a Happy ending - he wanted away and I think he may have left before a fee was agreed with Leeds (No Contracts in those days) He was and always will be one arrogant B. He thinks he is the only expert on RL - he maybe right but he is lacking in any humility and Man Management skills - No way would any-one playing for Barrow would listen to him.
And yes I have met him before you ask !!!

Was it not the admistrator ???

The administrator was managing Wakefield and trying to make sure none of their other creditors pettitioned for bankruptcy, us paying a fee will have gone some way to enabling them to continue trading until the sale was finalised.

I like you West YorksFC you seem very forgiving but Schofield no. He was and never will be forgiven as far as I am concerned - I remember a Castleford supporter having a go a few years ago saying we were the worst supporters in the world because of our treatment of him - I told him a few home truths.
I well remember he was so petulant that he returned his Club owned car filled with water and just dumped it down Carrington Street. Ruined. The Hull Club at the time had done nothing to deserve what he did. I was not a lover of the Chairman at the time but he did not deserve the disrespect from Schofield and Leeds.

and according to the threepenny stand he had relations with a donkey

Anyone who still has a problem with Schofield after nearly a quarter of a century seriously needs to get a life.