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| Yeovil Town promotion: Open-top bus parade celebrations | Yeovil Town promotion: Open-top bus parade celebrations |
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| Fans have lined the streets ahead of an open-top bus parade celebrating Yeovil Town's promotion to the Championship. | |
| The players' celebration bus left Huish Park at about 12.45 BST and will proceed to the town centre. | |
| The Glovers beat Brentford 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday to reach the second tier for the first time. | The Glovers beat Brentford 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday to reach the second tier for the first time. |
| The bus will stop at The Borough for about an hour to allow the squad to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans. | |
| 'Humbled' | |
| Manager Gay Johnson said: "There are lot of stories of people who've supported the club for a long time - it's great to see the young and the old - great to see such a fantastic turnout." | |
| Mr Johnson has also been named as the League One manager of the season by the League Managers Association. | |
| Speaking of the award, he added: "I feel very proud and you do accept those awards on behalf of everyone at the football club. | |
| "I'm just there as the manager but it is for everyone at the football club - I'm proud of the football club just as I am for the fans - I'm humbled by the response here today." | |
| With one of the smallest budgets in League One, Yeovil started the season among the favourites for relegation but finished fourth in the final standings. | With one of the smallest budgets in League One, Yeovil started the season among the favourites for relegation but finished fourth in the final standings. |
| Chief executive Martin Starnes said it was "well known in football" the club had to work within its resources. | Chief executive Martin Starnes said it was "well known in football" the club had to work within its resources. |
| "We've done that for several years and sustained our place in League One and we got promotion to the Championship," he said. | "We've done that for several years and sustained our place in League One and we got promotion to the Championship," he said. |
| "The philosophy won't change, we'll have to work within our resources but of course there will be a lot more money coming in so we'll deploy that sensibly in the same way that we've done in recent years." | "The philosophy won't change, we'll have to work within our resources but of course there will be a lot more money coming in so we'll deploy that sensibly in the same way that we've done in recent years." |
| According to the club, the bus will take the Park Road exit at the hospital roundabout and slow for supporters after heading right along Princes Street. | According to the club, the bus will take the Park Road exit at the hospital roundabout and slow for supporters after heading right along Princes Street. |
| Civic reception | Civic reception |
| It will then turn left on to the High Street and park opposite the end of King George Street in The Borough where it will stay for an hour. | It will then turn left on to the High Street and park opposite the end of King George Street in The Borough where it will stay for an hour. |
| At about 14:00 BST it will leave the town centre on Silver Street and head to AgustaWestland on Lysander Road. | At about 14:00 BST it will leave the town centre on Silver Street and head to AgustaWestland on Lysander Road. |
| A club spokesman said: "Supporters will be given a second chance to congratulate the Glovers by lining the streets in the evening when the bus will leave Huish Park again at 5.15pm." | A club spokesman said: "Supporters will be given a second chance to congratulate the Glovers by lining the streets in the evening when the bus will leave Huish Park again at 5.15pm." |
| He said after travelling south on Western Avenue, the bus will again head east on Preston Road before turning right on to Preston Grove and then Westbourne Grove where the team will attend a civic reception. |