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Tens of thousands watch Aberdeen cup parade | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Tens of thousands of Aberdeen FC fans have seen the Scottish League Cup trophy paraded through the city centre. | |
An open-top bus carrying the team left Albyn Place at 13:00, and went along Union Street to the Town House. | An open-top bus carrying the team left Albyn Place at 13:00, and went along Union Street to the Town House. |
It followed Aberdeen beating Inverness 4-2 in a penalty shoot out in Glasgow last weekend. | It followed Aberdeen beating Inverness 4-2 in a penalty shoot out in Glasgow last weekend. |
Aberdeen Lord Provost George Adam said the parade gave the whole city the chance to celebrate the team's first major silverware in 19 years. | Aberdeen Lord Provost George Adam said the parade gave the whole city the chance to celebrate the team's first major silverware in 19 years. |
Union Street became a sea of red and white as thousands of fans watched. | Union Street became a sea of red and white as thousands of fans watched. |
Club chairman Stewart Milne said the turnout was "beyond our expectations". | |
One fan said: "I have never seen so many people in my life - a great atmosphere." | |
Alongside the cheering and applause, a loud chant of "Peter Pawlett Baby" echoed along the city's main thoroughfare. | Alongside the cheering and applause, a loud chant of "Peter Pawlett Baby" echoed along the city's main thoroughfare. |
Fans have been singing the alternative lyrics to the Human League song Don't You Want Me at games. | Fans have been singing the alternative lyrics to the Human League song Don't You Want Me at games. |
And last week saw a social media push to send the 1981 number one back into the official chart top 10. | And last week saw a social media push to send the 1981 number one back into the official chart top 10. |
Campaigns on Facebook and Twitter to get the single to the top of the charts have snowballed since the club won the trophy. | Campaigns on Facebook and Twitter to get the single to the top of the charts have snowballed since the club won the trophy. |
The Official Charts Company earlier said the song could breach the top 20 on Sunday if the sales trend from during the week had continued. | |
Aberdeen City Council made £25,000 from the city's Common Good Fund available to fund the parade. | Aberdeen City Council made £25,000 from the city's Common Good Fund available to fund the parade. |