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Bus parade celebration for Swansea City fans Bus parade celebration for Swansea City fans
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Swansea City fans will welcome home their promotion-winning heroes with an open top bus parade on Tuesday night.Swansea City fans will welcome home their promotion-winning heroes with an open top bus parade on Tuesday night.
The Swans beat Reading 4-2 in the Championship play off final at Wembley to secure a place in the Premier League. The Swans beat Reading 4-2 in the Championship play off final at Wembley to win a place in the Premier League.
Thousands of fans are expected to turn out for the event, which will start from Swansea's former ground, the Vetch Field, at 1830 BST.Thousands of fans are expected to turn out for the event, which will start from Swansea's former ground, the Vetch Field, at 1830 BST.
It will finish with a civic reception at the Guildhall later in the evening. The players will also join Rod Stewart on stage at his concert at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Lord Mayor of Swansea, Ioan Richard, said: "It's a moment of history which I know many thousands of fans will want to share with their team.Lord Mayor of Swansea, Ioan Richard, said: "It's a moment of history which I know many thousands of fans will want to share with their team.
"It will be remembered for years to come.""It will be remembered for years to come."
The parade will start at Glamorgan Street before making its way to Westway.
It will then move up to the junction with Kingsway and St Helen's Road and take a left along St Helen's Road to Guildhall.
Fans will be able to line the route and congregate on the rotunda in front of the Guildhall to celebrate with the players and manager Brendan Rodgers.
Thrilling match
There will be rolling road closures along the route so roads can be re-opened as soon as the procession has passed.
Swansea beat Reading in a thrilling match with a hat-trick from Scott Sinclair and a goal from Stephen Dobbie.Swansea beat Reading in a thrilling match with a hat-trick from Scott Sinclair and a goal from Stephen Dobbie.
It is only eight years since they beat Hull City on the final day of the 2002/03 season to prevent a drop into non-league football.It is only eight years since they beat Hull City on the final day of the 2002/03 season to prevent a drop into non-league football.
But now supporters can look forward to their team taking on the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.But now supporters can look forward to their team taking on the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Promotion will net the club up to £90m as they become the first Welsh club to play in the Premier League.Promotion will net the club up to £90m as they become the first Welsh club to play in the Premier League.
Sport business consultant David Dick told BBC Radio Wales: "For Swansea in particular it's a massive inflow of cash.
"The minimum payments in the Premier League just in relation to the media rights is £50m.
"If you put that in the context of Swansea's total turnover being about £10m you can see just on that alone it's five times (that).
"Even if they go down they then get parachute payments over a four year period totalling £48m."
The achievement has been hailed by both First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan as a boost not only for Swansea but also for Wales.The achievement has been hailed by both First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan as a boost not only for Swansea but also for Wales.