guest49
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« on: December 14, 2011, 16:43:08 pm » |
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Inspired by the thread over in the Cobblers section.... Did anyone go to school with anyone known for something and were/are actually friends with them? Could be famous, could be a sportsman/woman, writer, musician, probably best to omit murderers and rapists. The two prime local 'celebs' must be Alan Carr and Matt Smith but I've never actually heard anyone admit to knowing them, apart from the usual "He was two years above me". The only one I have (which is crap) is that I was friends with Genville Donegal (who?!!) and played in the school football team with him. He was a different quality than anyone else at school but obviously not as good as we all thought he was.
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D-DayDan
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 18:23:47 pm » |
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I used to sit next to Paul Diggin who plays for the Saints in French at NSB.
Matt Smith was 2 years above me funnily enough (spooky), a couple of people I know claim have been friends with him in school.
Hoping one day someone will say that about me when I'm a famous writer.
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 19:38:24 pm » |
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Year above Andy Burgess at Bozeat County Primary. Same year as former teacher and now Porn Star Johnny Anglais.
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bigcitylights
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2011, 20:27:42 pm » |
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I used to sit next to Alex Rodman (then of Nuneaton/Tamworth, now playing in this league with Aldershot) in one of my final year Business seminars at Nottingham Trent University. He's a really sound lad.
Aside from education, I used to play in the same Cobblers centre of excellence age as Liam Dolman and Scott Cross.
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The 12th Marquis of Sixfields
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 20:30:32 pm » |
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They were pretty loose with the word excellence back then wern't they?
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bigcitylights
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 21:22:56 pm » |
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They were pretty loose with the word excellence back then wern't they? I was 12 and I'd never even heard of Stella Artois in them days.
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Bingers
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2011, 21:49:32 pm » |
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Harvey Thornycroft formerly of the Saints.
Richard whatshisname of The Communards.
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Wolvo
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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2011, 02:13:36 am » |
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Anyone who lived in Raunds went school with Luke Chambers and Chris Carruthers
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Baldy
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2011, 07:26:11 am » |
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I went to school with Pete Walton. 3 schools actually. Pete was captain of the school team at Whitehills. We used wear very long Huddersfield Town shirts but without the badge obviously.
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Tyro
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« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2011, 10:08:11 am » |
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I sat on the same table as Letita Dean in primary school as her parents owned The Hollow Tree Inn Stoke Goldington. I was in the same school as actor Kelly George and we lived in different streets but could see each other from our bedroom windows. I had a few weeks in the same class as Lindsey Dawn Mckenzie at Secondary school, if I knew then what I know now, oh boy My sports teacher in Secondary school was Martin Hunter who has coached England U17, Norwich, Watford and now Southampton. First swimming lesson threw me in the deep end and shouted swim, had to be fished out in a net First day I met him he had an eye patch on, said he had a previous student throw a javelin at him the year before & I fell for it
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Monkey
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2011, 11:07:35 am » |
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Not really a celebrity per say, but I sat next to Blake Fielder-Civil in Media studies at college.
I was stood talking to him in "The Lounge" and got bundled out by the bouncers. Apparently he was dealing drugs and they threw me out and banned me too, assuming i was "doing a deal".
Anyway, I guess that was a sign of things to come (for him, not me).
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Tyler
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2011, 14:56:37 pm » |
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I was in the same school as actor Kelly George and we lived in different streets but could see each other from our bedroom windows.
That's where it started then Abbie from Eastenders is the year below me at school, that counts right?
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guest48
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2011, 15:09:02 pm » |
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I went to Wollaston School with former Cobblers , Liverpool and England legend Phil Neal.
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Winslow Lee
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2011, 15:16:09 pm » |
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Went to school with cricketers Greame and Alec Swann, their dad was my maths teacher.
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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2011, 15:33:03 pm » |
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Went to the same school as Graeme Swann too, and their dad was my maths teacher also!
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Deepcut Cobbler
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2011, 15:46:22 pm » |
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Their Dad was my PE teacher before Graeme and Alec were born!
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2011, 16:13:45 pm » |
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I didn't go to school with anyone famous, failures, the lot of us. Moulton School 1995-1999 hang your heads in shame.
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BackOfTheNet
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« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2011, 17:21:48 pm » |
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The legend that is Darren Harmon was the year above me at school.
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« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2011, 17:57:52 pm » |
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The only tv people from my school feature on is Crimewatch
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