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Whatever happened to Sonny Pike?
“Whatever happened to Sonny Pike?” asks Dan Williamson. “I’m certain that years ago I watched a documentary about him and learned that he was England’s brightest-ever prospect. I am also sure that he trained with the Ajax youth side.”
Sonny – the nephew of ex-Tottenham striker Mark Falco – became semi-famous after was invited to join Ajax’s Academy of Excellence at the age of seven. Sadly, as this website explains, his dreams of a professional career ended a couple of years ago. “Sonny is currently living near Dundee, and is studying psychology at Dundee University. He found the pressures of top-class football too much, and in 2003 decided to pursue a more regular career – having been privy to sports psychologists, he decided to follow that path. Nonetheless, he still has a fervent passion for the game, playing Sunday league football for Dryburgh Saints, as well as weekly five-a-side fixtures against other students.”
“He is currently training for a Scottish FA coaching certificate, and as part of this, he coaches two primary school teams in the area. Although he doesn’t support a local team, he goes to matches regularly, purely for his love of the game. Sonny says that he’s much happier away from professional football. The pressure placed on him by his club, agents, sponsors and, to a lesser extent, the media made him suffer a nervous breakdown in October 2000, whilst still part of the Ajax youth squad.”
“I couldn’t take it, and I got ill, really screwed up,” Sonny adds. “I stopped going to training and stuff, because I was so screwed up I couldn’t hack it. Looking back, it’s amazing how low I was. Ajax completely forgot about me, they didn’t want to know, but as soon as I was better, they acted like they’d always been there for me. I realised how superficial it is at that level, and if I hadn’t got back to form I bet they would have turfed me out. That’s why I packed it in, it’s so unstable. I guess it was during that period that I realised how much psychologists can help people, and I suppose I took it from there.” Vat 69 did you ever appear on the wheeltappers and shunters club ?
Vat 69 did you ever appear on the wheeltappers and shunters club ?
Good Un :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Does anybody know why Charlie and Hugo were fighting yet?Because hugo,s pass to Charlie in an attacking position,went 60yds behind him and straight into touch.Charlie bollocked him “Rightly So”and Hugo did,nt like it! :roll:
Martinez dosn’t really care if Whelan can’t fund enough money through transfers to build another massive DW Sports store but, that’s the Cattermole story, £3million is massive for Whelan even though the players that are brought in use up more of that and are rubbish (eg.Scotland & Gomez). The coaching staff at Wigan have to pay £2 for there dinner because Whelan thinks he’s losing money because of some staff having there dinner at the Training Ground when the club is playing away. Whelan is a joke.Im not DW greatest fan,but £2 for dinner cooked by a proffesional chef “Bessie Jackbit”.Fook me its £2 for chips,peys an gravy at chippie! Does thy Boss buy thi free Scran? Ya moaning minnie. :roll:
Yon mon behind th,owd chap int trilbie an tie,s a ringer for Len Fairclough owt corrie.Is that a young J Rourke ont extreme right?
We can separate the two camps here , the anti Dave Whelan brigade who have no business nous whatsoever , you can find these people stacking shelves , McDonalds , wharehouses etc
and have the usual workers v boss mentality.The pro Dave Whelan are people who have brains in their heads , company bosses and the higher end of the employment ladder , people who know what it takes to balance books and make a business work.
You know which camp you are in and you know im correct.
It was a pre-season friendly FFS.Anyway, the number of people in that picture looks to be about twice the number that travelled to White Hart Lane last season for a competitive FA Cup tie.
You really shouldnt start threads on attendances and travelling support – its not exactly something the football-loving Wigan public are very good at.
always “bite” these eggmen :roll: Rafa Benitez in police custardy tonight.Charged planting spuds ont halfway line.Hoping “Liverpool will be able to raise something in the summer” :roll:
DEAD RIGHT! Long contract an all according to press reports.I thought DW would have learned his lesson after King,Koumas,Kapo :oops:
I can’t remember, do we have anybody other than Mario who does this?
Brenda in her hey day perhaps :shock: [/quote]
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