Champions Parade- 5th May 2025- Leeds
Champions Parade
Monday 5th May 2025 - Leeds
What a day. First of all, a BBC Radio Leeds interview at 7.10am, then a trip to Selby market to get our Doubtfires ice cream before heading to Leeds to the Champions parade. We managed to park up and aimed to go and meet the rest of the family on Boar Lane. Well, that was the intention, but we got as far as City Square and couldn’t get near enough to cross the road to the other side. We decided to head back to the Headrow then but in hindsight, maybe should have headed towards Wellington Street. We’d heard trains weren’t stopping to pick fans up on their way to Leeds as the trains were full, so it wasn’t unexpected that it was so packed everywhere. It was a good atmosphere and party mood but by the time the three open topped buses arrived two hours later where we were, everyone was frozen. There was so much smoke from the flares that we could hardly see the players which was a shame. The good thing was meeting up with other Leeds fans as we headed to Millennium Square. Whilst I went into Wetherspoons, a tree broke and a lad fell out of it. A crowd round him immediately and the police arrived but I saw him stood up surrounded by them, so we left. Conflicting stories are being heard but hopefully all turns out well. I’ve also seen a video of three people falling through a bus shelter roof so hopefully they aren’t too badly injured.
Today was a special day for Leeds fans giving us all the chance to celebrate with the team. I’m sure there will be plenty of sore heads but soak it in as it’s been a fantastic experience. We eventually got home just before 5pm which was lucky, as I was due to be on BBC Radio 5 live at 5.20pm so it’s been a busy three days for me.
With the 50th anniversary of Paris 75 coming up, the film being released about it will be in cinemas on the 28th May, which is 50 years to the day. I was interviewed for this one so will look forward to going to see it but will look at posting about our European trips in the run up to the day. I’m looking forward to a few days of relaxation now but will try and answer any comments on social media as soon as I can.
LUFC – Marching on Together!
