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It is difficult not to create a special bond with this city, it is full of passion and enthusiasm.”
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The Liverpool chairman, Tom Werner, has been praising Arne Slot and talking about summer transfer plans.
That’s why we could win this trophy, why we could succeed.”
On balancing the Europa League with domestic duties, he continues in a crowd-pleasing vein: “Four competitions, four titles to win, let’s go for every single one.”
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Somewhere that is indubitably in south-west London is Wimbledon.
Seems the bus was newly built, but actually in Sheffield United colours.”
Thanks to Clive Needle, who’s hoping for a Southend parade after the National League playoff final on Saturday.
More oldest trophy parade contenders: Lee Spence and Mike Hughes point out that Newcastle’s FA Cup winners in 1951 and 1952 enjoyed a bus parade through the city.
Dillon John adds: “Parades have been held in Liverpool since the 1920s: LFC paraded the league title in 1922, and Everton brought the FA Cup to the city in 1933.” But were they on a bus?
While Liverpool, Palace and others celebrate, Manchester United’s squad have left the country.
Jean-Philippe Mateta, wearing novelty glasses that say BOOM, adds: “When I win, I’m always happy, and it’s great to bring the trophy here for the fans.”
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We now have live video of the Liverpool trophy parade at the top of the blog, in case the pictures I’m painting for you simply aren’t enough.
Ross Brennan points out that Spurs’ double winners held a bus parade in 1961 – and this year’s team paid a floral tribute to Bill Nicholson’s side on their Europa League jolly.
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Apparently, Calvin Harris is DJing live on the bus; he did the same in 2022 – when Liverpool won the FA Cup and League Cup – and says he got a call from Virgil van Dijk to get on board again this year.
Niall McVeigh is here to take you through the rest of the festivities.
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Meanwhile at Selhurst Park: Following the arrival of Oliver Glasner and his FA Cup winners, top DJ Jay Knox appears to be on the steel wheels, tasked with spinning the platters that matter in a bid to keep the Croydon masses entertained.
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League Two playoff final: While Arsenal’s women and their male counterparts from Liverpool and Crystal Palace are cutting loose and enjoying the rewards of a hard season’s graft, the players of Walsall and AFC Wimbledon still have work to do.
Their League Two playoff final kicks off at 3.01pm and John Brewin has all the latest news and build-up from Wembley.
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Liverpool’s parade is under way: With Virgil van Dijk perched perilously close to the edge of the open-top bus, sandwiched between Joe Gomez and the Premier League trophy, the parade begins its 15-kilometre procession slightly ahead of schedule.
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