• Championship winners forced on to alternative transport • Norwich’s Kenny McLean proclaims himself as new mayor

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Norwich City’s fairytale season finally suffered the briefest of hitches after the club’s celebratory bus broke down during Monday’s victory parade around the city.

The Championship winners finished the season with 94 points after beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday and were all set to celebrate their triumph with a special Norwich-styled bus adorned with the slogan “We Are Premier League” on the side. Unfortunately the special vehicle was faulty and the bulk of the parade was completed in a standard red tourist bus.

Unsurprisingly a city that has been swept up in the excitement of its club’s march back to the top flight was not bothered by the defective bus, happy to celebrate the collective achievement in any shape or form as players and supporters even attempted to help push the vehicle forward, to no avail.

Questions were asked of the manager, Daniel Farke, at the beginning of the season, but standing in front of a sea of yellow and green enthusiasts, the German manager was noticeably emotional as he spoke of his whirlwind second season in East Anglia.

“It’s really outstanding what this club and these supporters and this place has achieved during this season.

“All words are right. So world class, special, unique, extraordinary. We are all unbelievably proud.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Norwich players had to push their bus after it broke down during their victory parade. Photograph: @NorwichCityFC

“It’s more like when Stuart [Webber, the sporting director] and me signed here for Norwich.

“We said ‘OK, the most important thing is we want to give the pride back,’ and when you got the picture [on Monday at the parade], you got the feeling it was well done.”

After finishing last season – Farke’s first in charge – in 14th place, Norwich defied expectation to earn Premier League promotion and nearly 50,000 supporters gathered in the city streets to celebrate the occasion.

Midfielder Kenny McLean also took to the microphone to declare himself the local mayor.

“I am now the mayor of Norwich,” he said to the cheering crowd. “What do you guys want [introduced to the city]?”