Arsenal abandon plans for open top bus tour after historic Emirates Cup win

ARSENAL WILL not be allowed to celebrate their second successive Emirates Cup triumph with an open top bus tour around London after police said the size of crowds it would draw would bring the city to an unprecedented standstill.

Gunners bosses had already booked the multi-level Megabus but were warned off the celebration for fears it could attract crowds of between 12 and 16 million.

Fans of all English clubs were expected to attend after Arsenal brought a smile to the face of England by seeing off AC Milan, Celtic and Lyon to claim the prestigious European silverware.

Arsenal’s players will not be too disappointed, with rumoured knighthoods in the Queen’s next honours list, appearances booked on all major talkshows and the royal mint confirming  a new commemorative two pound coin featuring the face of Gael Clichy.

“This is the highlight of my career,” said Arsenal’s Gunnersaurus Rex moments after his side had defeated Celtic to claim the championship. “I’d like to dedicate the win to my parents and my dinosaur god.”

As the final whistle approached an emotional Martin Tyler told viewers “they’ll be dancing in the streets of Highbury and Islington, Gunnersbury and the Emirates tonight!” before the stadium was alight with a firework display which nobody could enjoy because it was still daytime.

“Make no mistake about it, this is a real trophy,” said Arsene Wenger as he clutched the shiny metallic vase which had been housing flowers at Emirates president Tim Clark’s house just hours earlier.

Wenger is refusing to rule out this being the first step in a prestigious treble for Arsenal including the Anglo-Italian Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup, despite the fact that neither competition has existed for several years.

Published August 2, 2010

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