In pictures: Swansea City parade
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Thousands of Swansea City fans have lined the streets of the city to cheer their League Cup-winning heroes on an open-top bus parade.
Players waved flags from the top of the bus, thanking fans for their support.
Mary John, 70, from Bonymaen, was among the throngs braving the cold weather to see the team. She said: "I didn't manage to get a ticket to the match but my family went. This is the next best thing and winning is the best thing that's happened to Swansea in years."
Only Women Aloud and the Phoenix Choir performed on the steps of Brunswick Methodist Church as the bus passed by on St Helen's Road.
Young and old joined the crowd - and even four-legged supporter Zowie the dog, whose owner James Williams dressed her in his football shirt. "It's just a big occasion and the top doesn't fit me very well," he added.
After the parade ended, the team gathered on the steps of the Brangwyn Hall, where manager Michael Laudrup and club captains Garry Monk and Ashley Williams addressed the cheering crowd.
- Published26 February 2013