Wow, that's going back some years, when will that have been? the early 60's. i remember being told the High school got built in 1968, so it'll have been before then. That's a blast from the past about Andy's old Chippy. When I was a really young kid I can remember it not being there when we used to ride down to Fourboys shop, which is now where the Post Office shop is, he used to cut hair in the back LOL - then all of a sudden it popped up next to Norma's. It got purpose built as Georges the Chippy, I'd forgotten about that, then my memories kick in more when Andy took over in the 80's.

I'm gonna get told off for taking this topic into member berries territory soon. But I've just had a right blast from the past when thinking about nearby chippies that are no more. Do you lot remember the Chippie that was across from the JET petrol station years ago; it was right on the end of the terrace houses with the dirt track next to it to Eastmoor Working Mans Club., can't remember it's bloody name though. In the 80's it gradually started getting bought out and soon a Pizza place opened, Chinese moved in exactly where the Chippy was and lastly a sandwich shop.

To be honest he is worth whatever a team is willing to pay him. The choice not to play him was ours for whatever reason.

We obviously bought him because he'd played great at Bradford, has good utility value and we thought we were going to get the same player. Not one that refused to play against his ex bloody team, I bet that made friends in the dressing room that had an effect on his time here if I had to guess. His first season here, except from the odd flash. he was average at best and he got a decent crack in 18 games, we did try him, but he just didn't quite settle and as his contract rolled on into the second year, who knows what he was like in training etc when he wasn't getting game time and going on loan to Workington and London. Just one look at his career stats, with the exception of Bradford, when he's played in SL he's been nowhere the player he has been in the Championship which is understandable but for some reason the more structured SL game doesn't lend itself to his skills imo. In the Championship he looks like a superstar, just waiting to step up but as happened here has repeated itself at Wigan for whatever reasons.

Batty's mate cracking fish and chips, unfortunate to have been in the proximity of George's, as was the one two or three hundred yards away at the end of Stanley St, unusual to have 3 vg fish shops so close together, everytime I saw Sammut he always had a pie in his gob, it's a good job those three weren't open otherwise he'd be 20 stone.

Joe Batty,s my uncle he then went on to buy a fish shop on Leeds road, passed on now sorry to say.

Which game did he refuse to play in? Because from what I can see, we played Bradford twice whilst he was with us, and he played and scored points in both?

could have sworn blind he refused to play Bradford when he joined us. I've seen it mentioned on here a few times over the years as well. Don't know if he didn't want to but got told to stop being silly or what, but unless I'm going dafter than I already am I'd have put good money on it happening.

That's the one, used to get bags of chips with scraps for about 10p back in the day and share them with about 4 of your mates. Like you say it was just too close to George's, shame because it was another nice Fish shop.

You've made it to North standers Dreadnought.

I’ve seen it mentioned a few times, but it’s never come from anywhere official. But if you you look at the team sheets he played in both games. I remember him coming on as a sub against them on his debut, and he started the other.

If you say he played he must have mate, as I mentioned before it must have been something to do with him not wanting to play against Bradford because he'd just left them and joined us.; I defo remember it caused the fans to react. Someone will come along and remember it.

It was the game at Odsal and he wouldn't tackle.

There was divided opinion as to which team he was actually playing for.I wouldn't want to see him in a Trinity shirt again!

Hisxdefence at that game was non existant. He almost waved to Bradford players through gaps in our defence

My opinion is that Sammut is the worst signing made by the club during the MC years. Wilfully didn’t play at times and when he did half hearted at best. Actually detested the sight of him by the end.

Bloke was an idiot, one for not being professional enough to move on from Bradford even though it wasn’t from choice. Two, not realising that at Wakefield he could possibly have made himself a bit of a legend instead of an almost player he is. Daft.

I wouldn’t want him back.

Agree with Fishermanscap disgraceful the way he played for Wakey.The Bradford match away you could not tell witch team he was playing for. Went straight into there dressing room after match and was laughing and joking with them pity is name came up again More interesting talking about fish and chips than Sammut

Forgot about that, I was behind the sticks and was fuming the way they got through him like a dose of salts.

Let’s get back to chippies, Tony’s in Outwood anybody always good for Trinity talk in there, nice fish n chips too.

Up the Trin

He’s not coming back. I knew that when I saw who the OP was.

I think we all knew that. The conversation is more concerned with how crap he was.

He wasn't good for us but his departure hurt Bradford. Didn't they go down the year he signed?

If we hadn't spent the money on him who knows what could have happened.

I wouldn't go as far as saying he was crap he certainly has a bit of flair in his game he just wasn't big enough and consistent enough to maintain it when he did have a good game,
his level is in the championship though for me good luck to him, after his hissy fit here shows he thinks he's better than he is

Am I imagining it or Did Nick Scruton do the same thing, but to a lesser degree, ie underperform against Bradford after he joined us.

I didn't get that at all.
Scruton played his best in my opinion.
He did say he was sad to leave Bradford under the circumstances he did., which raised a few eyebrows but I never felt he under performed

And actually turned out to be a good long term signing.

Sorry snowie but we’ll have to beg to differ on this one. For me he was crap for us, never got close to being a match winner, didn’t lead the team and at best just went through the motions. However worst of all was the Bradford game, had he played like a demon in every other game, that one betrayal would have negated everything.