I believe the FAA comment was in relation to the PPL. I've been given various reasons, which I wont repeat here because they're prevalent elsewhere, as to why it's better to go with an FFA PPL than a JAA PPL if I want to get a JAA fATPL in the end.
Cheers for the insight guys, having looked into it, and with the help of you lot, I don't think that's a school for me. I'm someone who would rather spend the extra thousands on quality as far as is possible, even if it takes an extra year or whatever to save.
I'm also close to certain I'll be building up an alternate career as I pay for everything in a modular style, given the airline industry situation, this seems to be the most sensible way forward.