[Football] Public School/ fee paying school educated footballers

[Lenny Rider]

I would imagine it’s now altered but there was always a good Pub Quiz Question (circa 1996) concerning this “ What links Mel Eves of Wolves, Stewart Robson of Arsenal and Frank Lampard Jnr of West Ham?”, answer was the only three top flight footballers to be capped by the Public Schools XI.

 

[Questions]

You’re a bit of a weirdo

Do public schoolboys feel under more pressure - to get on - knowing that their parents have spent a small fortune on their education ?

 

[BN9 BHA]

I think we can rule out Harry Kane.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Do public schoolboys feel under more pressure - to get on - knowing that their parents have spent a small fortune on their education ?

No idea. If you had read my post properly you would have processed that I had a scholarship to a cheap school ie my education cost the price of the uniform.

 

[RossyG]

Do public schoolboys feel under more pressure - to get on - knowing that their parents have spent a small fortune on their education ?

The only pressure my uncle felt at his minor public school came from certain Sixth Formers who wanted to bugger him.

Luckily he was a Geordie who knew how to defend himself.

He was from a Masonic family and his dad died when he was 12 so the Masons chipped in and paid for his education. He ended up a market trader and then the owner of a large pub/hotel in the Northumberland countryside, so I’m not sure the old school tie did much for him. The Masonic handshake probably did more.

 

[Questions]

No idea. If you had read my post properly you would have processed that I had a scholarship to a cheap school ie my education cost the price of the uniform.

So my question was wasted on you. I shall seek someone whose parents paid out a small fortune. Ps were you a disappointment to your parents with your obviously above average abilities.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I was offered a place at Brighton College under this premise in 1981. My parents refused. I'm grateful for it. I would have hated it.

I understand why parents send their kids to private school and don't judge. But sometimes it just doesn't add up.

A former boss of mine sent her kid to a private school, despite having the opportunity to move to the St Luke's catchment area, the most sought after primary school in the country. My family and me went there and I did my best to encourage her to send her kid there and save thousands of pounds. It's been outstanding for decades. She didn't.

I just don't get that.

My kids went to a local private primary. I didn't want them to but was overruled by the ex-Mrs WS. She worked there and so the fees were heavily discounted - I couldn't have afforded the full fees. Hated going to events there as the parents of other children were so up their own backsides it was ridiculous. The academic education at private schools is great but they don't learn life skills. my kids then went on to state secondary schools, met and befriended real people ( the type you would meet in the workplace later on in life ) and excelled .... and were much happier. It's a very sheltered environment and as a parent, when I went to events, it felt very false - almost Stepford Wives like. I would never recommend sending a child to private school.

 

[Questions]

The only pressure my uncle felt at his minor public school came from certain Sixth Formers who wanted to bugger him.

Luckily he was a Geordie who knew how to defend himself.

He was from a Masonic family and his dad died when he was 12 so the Masons chipped in and paid for his education. He ended up a market trader and then the owner of a large pub/hotel in the Northumberland countryside, so I’m not sure the old school tie did much for him. The Masonic handshake probably did more.

It’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot recently Rossy as the family I have been working for pay about 100k for the education of their 3 children. I know their parents views - that’s pretty evident in that figure - not always wonder how the children feel.