A FOOTBALL mad family who support Wales star Chris all over Europe and the UK for club and country; it’s going to be an interesting summer for the Gunter family… because they are double-booked!
The entire Gunter clan were at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday to celebrate Wales’ qualification for the European Championships in France next summer, where they will be going to support Chris, who won his 63rd Welsh cap in their 2-0 win over Andorra.
However, those plans are more up in the air than they should be because Chris’ brother Marc – himself a talented footballer – is getting married during the tournament, in Mexico, an event planned for well over a year.
And it gets better, because Chris is scheduled to be Marc’s best man!
“Hopefully the guests at the wedding do too, as Wales are doing so well. Marc might not make his own wedding!
“It’s funny really, it was booked way before the campaign and after our results, the clash became more and more likely. But in all seriousness, my family are all delighted. They’ve supported me all the way through and it’s for them as well, getting to a major tournament means so much.”
The boys’ father, Gerald, explains that while the family are understanding; Marc’s friends have been a little less forgiving.
“The timing could be very, very tight,” Gerald explained.
“They went ahead with booking the wedding ages ago and I think Marc was casual about it, at the time there was no way of even knowing if Wales would qualify.
“What will we do? I’ve got no idea! We’ll wait until the fixtures come out and then we’ll decide.
“But I think Chris is probably going to have to put royal blue bridesmaid dresses the football before the wedding!”
Gerald admitted the feeling of pride in the Gunter household is unlikely to subside anytime soon.
“We are so thrilled for Chris and the boys, they are going to be remembered in Wales forever,” he reflected.
