Incidentally, that Guardian article of almost 16 years ago contains a very pertinent paragraph:-
Perhaps if Lewis had not forgotten that early lesson, he would have had a chance to add another famous win at his beloved Stamford Bridge.
Yep, if you sign a scholarship you are full-time with the club. As per this interview in the Guardian when Dunk was still an U-16 schoolboy, once he became a scholar he would do a BTEC in sport science at a college in Lewes:-
In years past Albion have had a few lads continue to play for the...
I didn't (for obvious reasons) but I sure hope I get the chance to see him play in the flesh against either Marseille or Spurs so that I can add him to my collection of Hinshelwoods (which currently stands at two, in the form of Adam and Danny).