Most educated player

[new blue]

I wonder who in the league has the highest qualifications or do they all leave school early to focus on football.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I wonder who in the league has the highest qualifications or do they all leave school early to focus on football.
It would be an ex (or current)-UCD player I'd imagine.

[soccerc]

It would be an ex (or current)-UCD player I'd imagine.

Your imagination is running away with you:rolleyes:

[feo123]

seamus coleman id say ;)

[Poor Student]

Slightly off the topic but former Leeds and Bradford (did he play for Wigan too?) defender David Weatherall has a first class honours degree in chemistry.

[Anto McC]

Jesus,you'd think it was the off season with all these stupid threads.

[pineapple stu]

Clive Delaney is has a B Comm, a masters in accountancy and is a qualified chartered accountant. Don't think you can really get much more qualified than that, although I'm sure there's plenty of players with similar qualifications.

[Poor Student]

Clive Delaney is has a B Comm, a masters in accountancy and is a qualified chartered accountant. Don't think you can really get much more qualified than that, although I'm sure there's plenty of players with similar qualifications.

Unless there's someone knocking around with a PhD. I think McWalter has an MA in Geography. Someone told me he was doing one a while back.

[A face]

Neil Horgan has finished his barr exams i think, so can now practice law.

[osarusan]

Dr. Socrates.

[Torn-Ado]

Off topic here too, but hasn't Van Nistelrooy got a degree in accountancy.

He always looked like a boring sod.

[Dodge]

Jesus you're a bit tedious with these sideway Question/digs

Agreed 100%, if I wasn't a mod new blue would be on my ignore list.

Oh and look at stu saying you can't get more qualified than a chartered accountant, wonder what area you work in? :rolleyes:

[kdjaC]

It would be an ex (or current)-UCD player I'd imagine.

Yes as they have the highest degrees around, Jason Sherlock it is then.....:p


kdjac

[DRDoc]

Well super hoop Tadgh Purcell got his degree from UCD recently in Botany

Also who is the Cork player with a law background?

Johnny McDonnell always came across as an educated kind of guy

[sonofstan]

Eamonn Zayed and Aidan O'Keefe both either have, or are heading towards, Law degrees, I think.

[DRDoc]

Yeah i read OKeefe saying that if he wasnt a footballer he would be a solicitor

[Dodge]

O'Keefe was a trainee solicitor when he played with us. Dunno if he's gone full time

[DRDoc]

O'Keefe was a trainee solicitor when he played with us. Dunno if he's gone full time

Is he not a full time player at Drogs? If so I doubt he is a full time time solicitor

[gilberto_eire]

alan murphy has stayed part-time with us as he's a ''home loan exectutive'' with EBS!
thats why he left Derry wanted to make use of the Degree he got!

[DRDoc]

Isnt Alan Matthews a manager with First Active?

Dont know where though

And Dermot Keely is a teacher of course so he has a bit of a edumacation also

[adamcarr]

Neal Horgan went to USA at the start of the season to help him finish his barr exams in law. He went on trial wit Colorado Rapids at the time as well but decided to come home because he was unhappy with the contract that the Rapids offered. He signed full time with us for the next two seasons so Id say he's put the law to the side for the near future anyway.

[De Town]

Isnt Alan Matthews a manager with First Active?

Yeah he is.

[adamcarr]

And Dermot Keely is a teacher of course so he has a bit of a edumacation also

A maths teacher, he used to teach Damien Duff. Imagine having him teach you.:eek:

[Bosco]

Myself and Mr Kevin Hunt are on our way into Second Year Business studies in DCU...

[TonyD]

Neil Horgan has finished his barr exams i think, so can now practice law.

Until he gets it right. (Boom boom) :D

[pineapple stu]

Oh and look at stu saying you can't get more qualified than a chartered accountant, wonder what area you work in? :rolleyes:
As in it's a professional qualification. Nothing to do with the accountant bit at all.

[Stevo Da Gull]

Another one off-topic, I remember there beeing something on TV about Shaka Hislop having a degree in....... rocket science :eek:... (I just looked it up and it seems to be true..... here's a whole list of footballers with degrees for ya : http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-296320.html )

In the EL.... Clive Delaney has already been mentioned, can't think of anyone else at the moment.

[new blue]

Very interesting to see so many who can play at a high level and still achieve in the educational sphere. It wasn't always like this. Good example for young lads.

[LeixlipRed]

I have a degree in Maths. Now I only need to play EL football. Oh, this thread is ridiculous btw :D

[sonofstan]

Oliver St. John Gogarty, who played for Bohs a few years ago, was a Doctor. We win.

[superfrank]

I remeber reading Steve Coppell had a degree in Economics or something or other.

Plenty of el players have qualifications. There's plenty of sparkies out there.

[sonofstan]

Oliver St. John Gogarty, who played for Bohs a few years ago, was a Doctor. We win.
Come to think of it so was Kevin O'Flanagan who played for Bohs and Arsenal and played for ireland in both football and rugby

[shelbourne1904]

Come to think of it so was Kevin O'Flanagan who played for Bohs and Arsenal and played for ireland in both football and rugby

And his brother also played for Bohs and a doctor.Steve Heighway Had a degree in Russian.What Tilson of Bohs and Shels was a stockbroker???

[sonofstan]

.What Tilson of Bohs and Shels was a stockbroker???

Don't know but he might have been useful to you in your recent difficulties

[Bald Student]

Isnt Alan Matthews a manager with First Active?

Dont know where though

And Dermot Keely is a teacher of course so he has a bit of a edumacation alsoIf we're counting managers I'll mention Dr. O'Neill.

[Dyl10]

Isn't Danny O'Connor high up in the credit union?
Which is why he couldnt sign full-time for Drogheda

[pineapple stu]

Oh, this thread is ridiculous btw :D
Course it is. Bit of craic though!

[De Town]

There's plenty of sparkies out there.

Dave Mooney being one.

[dav_sfc]

Is'nt Roddy Collins a qualified plasterer?:D

[Lionel Ritchie]

Slightly off the topic but former Leeds and Bradford (did he play for Wigan too?) defender David Weatherall has a first class honours degree in chemistry.

Played for Sheffield Wendies before Leeds and Wilko allowed him travel up and down to college in Sheffield. Picked up his degree shortly after picking up a champions medal. Not bad double-jobbing at all.

[BrayUnknowns]

Isn't Danny O'Connor high up in the credit union?
Which is why he couldnt sign full-time for Drogheda

Manager of First Active in Bray

[Longfordian]

Mick Dempsey our goalie has a PhD in Economics AFAIK. High up in Bank Of Ireland

[sonofstan]

Mick Dempsey our goalie has a PhD in Economics AFAIK. High up in Bank Of Ireland

You have to wonder with all this economic expertise floating around why most clubs are always one bad cheque away from bankruptcy.

[Bluebeard]

Oliver St. John Gogarty, who played for Bohs a few years ago, was a Doctor. We win.

Stately plump Buck Mulligan marshalled the gypsy defence:eek:


.Steve Heighway Had a degree in Russian. Was that not Tony Galvin?

[endabob1]

Was that not Tony Galvin?


I'm pretty sure it was Galvin, Left wing in more ways than one :D

[stann]

Daryl Kavanagh has a PhD in Astrophysics from Princeton University.

[Mr A]

Conor Gethins has a Phd and postdoc qualifications in advanced complicated studies from Oxford University.

[Bald Student]

Conor Gethins has a Phd and postdoc qualifications in advanced complicated studies from Oxford University.I think I know him, did he specialise in really hard sums?

[steno]

Long division I heard.

[SwanVsDalton]

Long division I heard.

But Finn Harps arn't in that division...

*jumps off bridge* :o