'He used to be s**** - but now he's alright!' - Lawrie Wilson on embracing his Charlton Athletic chant, dismay at Chris Powell's sacking and desire to take a pay cut to avoid being released in 2015

Defender's career went full circle after being released by Alan Curbishley as a teenager

‘There’s only onnnneeeeeee Lawrie Wilson…..oneeeeeeee Lawrie Wilson…..he used to be shite….but now he’s alright……walking in a Wilson wonderland.”

Now there are two ways you could react to that chant.

Take offence to it.

Or embrace it.

Lawrie Wilson did the latter. He even had it in his X/Twitter bio.

The former defender can still vividly remember the first time it was sung, after he scored twice for Charlton Athletic in a 3-2 victory over Brighton at The Valley on Boxing Day 2013.

Wilson had signed from Stevenage in August 2012. The match against the Seagulls was his 55th appearance.

His song also had extra nuance, being a nod to the fact he had been released by the Addicks when he was 18.

“I remember the journey home with my wife after the game, talking about it, and being like: ‘How do I take this? Do I take this in the right way or do I make a big song and dance about it?,” Wilson told South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition.