WHERE IS SONNY PIKE?
Sonny Pike is currently living near the Scottish town of 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 caree – having been prive to sports psychologists he decided to follow that path. None the less, he still has a fervent passion for the game, playing Sunday league football for “Dryburgh Saints”, as well as weekly 5-aside fixtures against other students, enjoying the, what he calls, “Fag at Half-time” culture. He is currently training for a Scottish F.A. 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. He is open that playing professional football was his childhood dream, but the pressure placed on him by his club, agents, sponsors and, to a lesser extent, the medi
