by Nia Griffiths
Amidst the drama following Jack Wilshere’s FA charges proceeding his victory parade chanting, the player has revealed what he thinks of his punishment.
After being warned about his anti-Tottenham chanting at last season’s FA Cup victory parade, when he repeated the ‘offense‘ this season, the Powers That Be decided to step in and charge him with misconduct.
Understandably, Wilshere feels a little hard done by and expressed this recently while on away with the English national team.
“I found out when I got here (on England duty). One of the press officers told me. It was a surprise. I didn’t know I’d been charged so I was like ‘what?’ I don’t think I’m in a position to comment about it at the moment. It’s being dealt with by the FA and my club. What will be, will be,” he said.
He went on to admit that his bond with the Arsenal fan base is something he’s proud of, saying, “Yeah, I am quite proud of that. I’ve always had that bond with the Arsenal fans since I was young because I came through the club.”
However, he also revealed that some members of his family are actually the enemy.
“I grew up at Arsenal and I love the fans but, believe it or not, I’ve actually got family who are Tottenham fans so it’s nothing personal against them, it was just a bit of fun.”
On whether he’s learnt his lesson, the Englishman was surprisingly cryptic, considering the fact he’s getting charged.
“Yes, that’s one way of looking at it,” he said. “But at the same time people have been giving me a lot of stick for having some fun and enjoying myself at the end of a successful season.
“We’ve worked hard all year as a group of players and we’ve won a trophy. That’s the best feeling in the world. No matter what job you do, if at the end of the year you get a promotion and a bonus, you’re going to go out and celebrate. I think that side of things was a bit harsh.”
Something tells me that if we do indeed have another victory parade in the near future, you can bet money on another rousing rendition of ‘my old man…‘ ringing around North London.