Arsenal serve traffic notices as they plan FA Cup victory parade (they did the same ahead of Champions League final in 2006)

Arsenal’s plans for an FA Cup victory parade are well underway – six days ahead of the final against Hull City.



Traffic notices have already been served in Islington with the Gunners planning an open-top bus parade for Sunday, the day after the Wembley showdown with the Tigers.



Double decker: Arsenal paraded following their double victory of 1998

Spot on: Arsenal booked their place in the final following a penalty-shootout victory over Wigan

Notice: Arsenal are planning an FA Cup victory parade around the streets of North London on Sunday

Scrapped: Arsenal made plans for an open-top bus tour ahead of their Champions League defeat in 2006

Arsenal made similar plans in 2006 before their Champions League final against Barcelona in Paris. Arsene Wenger’s men were beaten 2-1 and the parade was duly scrapped.



The club’s last bus celebration came in 2004 following ‘The Invincibles’ unbeaten Premier League season. They did not parade in the wake of their 2005 FA Cup victory over Manchester United; incidentally, this was the last time the club won a trophy.



This weekend’s planned parade would start at 11am from the Emirates Stadium before going through Drayton Park, Aubert Park, Highbury Park, Highbury Grove, St Paul’s Road and into Upper Street and a reception at Islington Assembly Hall.The parade would conclude with a team appearance on the Emirates podium.

Stopping traffic: Arsene Wenger and his squad will be hoping to parade the FA Cup on Sunday

Beaten: Arsenal had to scrap their parade plans in 2006 following defeat in the Champions League final



