family football club. very much a family football club. and you got that sense even last night after the game where it felt quite intimate watching the celebrations. you sigh that children. we had toddlers, teenagers, we had family members, and they were all there on the pitch celebrating with the players and then with the fans who stayed for ages and ages and ages. it felt like this you know celebration that has just continued to bill out from the czech republic all the way to east london. i czech republic all the way to east london. , ., , ., ., ., london. i should explain to him at the moment. _ london. i should explain to him at the moment, we _ london. i should explain to him at the moment, we are _ london. i should explain to him at the moment, we are seeing - london. i should explain to him at l the moment, we are seeing pictures of our camera operator following behind the two buses along with all the thousands of fans. you mentioned that the players were celebrating, and of course, david, the manager, was very emotional last night. absolutely and there was a poignant moment when you saw him hug his

father. his 87—year—old father, david senior, and they got to enjoy that together. david moyes has been in the game a long time, 25 odd years as a manager and as a player as well. he is overseeing over a thousand plus measures in that time hand has only ever gotten one other trophy, the second division with preston north and in 2000. as he said, it was the greatest night of his career and, you know, he has been under tremendous tremendous pressure. to have all of that expungedin pressure. to have all of that expunged in those magicalfinal moments, you can see what it meant to him and he doesn't tend to give it lots of emotion away when you interview him or speak to them but it means so much to him. what is done for west ham football club. he saved them from relegation in 2017 and giving them these european

adventures, a phenomenal adventure in the europa league last year, taking them to the semifinal last year where they lost, sadly to the eventual winners. so nothing to do this that. finishing second seven, in a way, for him he is getting the credit he deserves, even though he has been the manchester united manager and took everton to the cusp of being in a champions league, the champions league qualifiers, he has done so much in his career but there's been negativity around his moments of being relegated with sunderland. had a short spell at rio sociedad where he wasn't particularly successful either there but what he has done at what time is written himself into the history books, but also proven to everybody who watches football, he is a

phenomenal manager. and those who know football respect my intensity, the work he has done throughout his career. particularly what he has achieved here, right here with these fans. we achieved here, right here with these fans. ~ , ., achieved here, right here with these fans. , ., ., , fans. we “ust saw some of those fans followin: fans. we just saw some of those fans following the — fans. we just saw some of those fans following the bus _ fans. we just saw some of those fans following the bus with _ fans. we just saw some of those fans following the bus with hammers. - fans. we just saw some of those fans following the bus with hammers. ofl following the bus with hammers. of course, hammers mean the nickname. i just read a quote from a western legend was been speaking with our colleagues on radio five live. he said, you cannot written it into a script. that's a fair point, isn't that mark? so, mark i know is having a bit of trouble hearing. that mark? 50, mark i know is having a bit of trouble hearing.— a bit of trouble hearing. where caettin a bit of trouble hearing. where getting three _ a bit of trouble hearing. where getting three way _ a bit of trouble hearing. where getting three way relays - a bit of trouble hearing. where getting three way relays and i a bit of trouble hearing. where | getting three way relays and i'm trying desperately hard. i believe the question was about that you can write a script, am i correct?-

write a script, am i correct? that's what trevor brooking _ write a script, am i correct? that's what trevor brooking had - write a script, am i correct? that's what trevor brooking had said. - write a script, am i correct? that's what trevor brooking had said. i l what trevor brooking had said. i know for a fact having spoken to several west end friends, descriptive for this season was in no way shape or form to potentially go down a division, and it certainly wasn't to have a very negative atmosphere in the middle part of the season, oh, hang on, things are happening. this music stopped. can ou aet happening. this music stopped. can you get your camera to pan around and we will see what the crowd is doing there. as you say, it's gone quiet. that's have a listen and see if we can hear what's going on. as you can see that claret and blue outside stratford old town, as you say, the bus is not quite there yet but, as mark was saying, there is going to be one almighty reception for the players when they do get

there. which, hopefully, won't be too far away. we thought this parade would take about one hour and start at seven p:m., we are now at 8:35pm and still no sign yet of that bus gets into stratford town hull. let's leave these pictures mark, if you can hear me, how do you think they are now going to do in the europa league next season as they step up? how do we think there will be in the europa league? well, to be fair, this is hopefully, for the club, a seminal moment. the aim is to have a domino effect now. you have a better calibre of player looking to come and play it was time because there competing in the second tier of european football and they relied on a very strong defence. i believe.

hang on. the stars are coming. here we go. no, still not yet. just the anticipation. and we met a few of these but yes i think there is incitement in the crowd no and another go at the europa league, something they really didn't expect. had they lost last night, there would've been no european football and a sense of what if? where is no, as i said in the post—match press conference by declan rice sorry, by jarrod bowen, it's something they can build on. it's an opportunity not to get to the next level to stop saying with that six or seven position than they have many him to do over the last few seasons. another thing,

do over the last few seasons. anotherthing, it do over the last few seasons. another thing, it will give the impression that the lead form was a bit of a blip whereas the real emphasis on their entire season and in some respects the entire david moyes tenure, was the success in europe and where we are right now. . they have a good squad and a solid back for and when it jarrod they have a good squad and a solid back for and when itjarrod bowen is on fire, who knows what else can happen? there will get to it lots of money from declan rice as well. and money from declan rice as well. and it will nets money from declan rice as well. and it will gets a — money from declan rice as well. and it will gets a bit of a financial boost from actually winning the competition as well.— boost from actually winning the competition as well. yes, yes. they absolutely do- _ competition as well. yes, yes. they absolutely do. of— competition as well. yes, yes. they absolutely do. of course, _ competition as well. yes, yes. they absolutely do. of course, going - absolutely do. of course, going through every round, you are able to have home games, there are more gate receipts and all the things that feed into the general commercialisation and finances of west ham united. they will win, i'm

not sure the exact number of millions, but the big number will come from, as david sullivan said this morning i'm a he wants over £100 million for declan rice, and someone would pay that money and that would hopefully do west end well. a ~ , that would hopefully do west end well. ~ , ., , , that would hopefully do west end well. ~ , , ., that would hopefully do west end well. ~ , ., , , ., ., well. market, give us a sense of how much of a family _ well. market, give us a sense of how much of a family club _ well. market, give us a sense of how much of a family club west - well. market, give us a sense of how much of a family club west ham - well. market, give us a sense of howj much of a family club west ham are. i assume you can see all the support is there from young right through very old. is there from young right through ve old. , ~ ., , is there from young right through ve old. , ~ .,, very old. yes, i think it was so clear, very old. yes, i think it was so clear. even — very old. yes, i think it was so clear, even from _ very old. yes, i think it was so clear, even from watching - very old. yes, i think it was so clear, even from watching all. very old. yes, i think it was so i clear, even from watching all the celebrations last night was just how much of a tight—knit squad it was. declan rice going up to collect the tropic but it took far longer than we tend to see in that the trophy sermon is, because he was spending so much i'm seen another member of the backroom staff or someone who

was not front—line west i'm in terms of being a player or part of the coaching staff, but further behind. you know, all of the people that make this club successful and make it run, they kicked men, the people that help with logistics, the bus drivers, and all of those things, it took them so long because he was high—fiving at everyone and hugging so many people he knew. you really felt, as i said before, it was almost the most intimate celebration that one has seen on a major european platform where families were there. you know, the moments we discussed with david moyes and his father, 87 years old, so many, so many, happy faces. and that feeling that this wasn't just 11 many, happy faces. and that feeling that this wasn'tjust 11 or 15 players on the night, it was far bigger than that. i think it's quite

clear how, we keep repeating it behind us, we are massive. we are massive. i know one here tonight or seen these images will dispute that west ham united club is a massive football club and a family football club. you mentioned declan rice and he would be the third west end captain to lift a major thorough feet. captain to lift a ma'or thorough feet. �* ., , ._ captain to lift a ma'or thorough feet. ~ ., , ._ , feet. after, and we stayed in this breath, the _ feet. after, and we stayed in this breath, the legends _ feet. after, and we stayed in this breath, the legends that - feet. after, and we stayed in this breath, the legends that were . feet. after, and we stayed in this - breath, the legends that were bobby moore and billy bonds,. if breath, the legends that were bobby moore and billy bonds,.— moore and billy bonds,. if were talkin: moore and billy bonds,. if were talking declan _ moore and billy bonds,. if were talking declan rice, _ moore and billy bonds,. if were talking declan rice, it's - talking declan rice, it's interesting because it's rare that you have the tightest man of a football club talisman, being able to be open about potentially moving about on and other clubs talking about on and other clubs talking about it and the owner of the football club talking about in and there being no animosity around any of that. the bottom line is that can

rise back rice can pick his destination. the biggest clubs in the world are after him. thomas to 90, the world are after him. thomas to go, the new buyer in munich manager has come out openly and said i will build a midfielder around declan rice. that is someone who was one the champions league wood chassis and is not one of the biggest clubs in the world and yet there was saying his name tonight. there was absolutely sing his name, there was scream when he comes on here. as i said before, it mightjust be the greatest break—up in football and relationships. greatest break-up in football and relationships.— relationships. let's “ust have a listenin: relationships. let's “ust have a listening mark h relationships. let's “ust have a listening mark if _ relationships. let'sjust have a listening mark if your - relationships. let'sjust have a i listening mark if your cameramen relationships. let'sjust have a - listening mark if your cameramen can pan and hear them singing blowing bubbles.

music: blowing bubbles. the bubbles there at the stratford town hall as we expect the players to appear very shortly. we have been following the bus routes and we think the buses are very close to the town hall. you can hear all the spine singing, and they have all got their mobile phones up in the air, ready to capture the moment when those players come out. that should have a listening to what their singing.

mark, describe the scene there where watching the bubbles below and

pictures, with the players be here soon? , ,., , , pictures, with the players be here soon? , , , ., soon? everybody is now looking exce -t soon? everybody is now looking except you. _ soon? everybody is now looking except you. at _ soon? everybody is now looking except you, at the _ soon? everybody is now looking except you, at the same - soon? everybody is now looking except you, at the same thing l soon? everybody is now looking i except you, at the same thing that you are, the alleyway behind where the players are going to be coming up the players are going to be coming up and through and then up via the construction on the left to then come up on the state share at the old town hall. they are bringing out the hits. there will be a lot of dancing in the closed area in the middle where you have the sort of vips having a bit of a lie. we middle where you have the sort of vips having a bit of a lie.- vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus. _ vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus, but _ vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus, but we _ vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus, but we can - vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus, but we can see - vips having a bit of a lie. we can see the bus, but we can see the | see the bus, but we can see the pictures in the alleyway, and i think the players are starting to come off the bus. if we can go, there we go, where started to some of the players. hopefully there would be with you very shortly. michail antonio, would be with you very shortly. michailantonio, pablo would be with you very shortly.

michail antonio, pablo fornals, . ergo, yes the players are coming through now. aaron cresswell at the back. who, himself was actually rather surprisingly replaced for the final. he played in the semifinal win but she has been at west end for so many years, what's a moment for him. west ham. so many years, what's a moment for him- west ham-— him. west ham. your are you up a lead conference _ him. west ham. your are you up a lead conference champions, - him. west ham. your are you up a lead conference champions, westl him. west ham. your are you up a - lead conference champions, west ham united _ lead conference champions, west ham

united your_ lead conference champions, west ham united. your europa league west ham. there _ united. your europa league west ham. there they— united. your europa league west ham. there they are. so there we have this scene as they are of rape arrived.

these are iconic pictures i never thought i would say the day where michail antonio was wrapped around with ajamaican michail antonio was wrapped around with a jamaican flag dancing along to cotton eyejoe. there are beautiful the pictures to see the slide so happy, they've worked so hard to achieve this. it's absolutely massive. there is sue father, even sue file is getting on that act, swinging around his czech republic side. these guys love cotton agile. god knows what they would be like when the fine start swinging —— singing music: i'm forever blowing bubbles. lovely sight. lovely site. the fines will be dubbing this. there's thomas sue check and lukasz fabianski, he had a

bit of an unfortunate season with an injury. they're also 11 this. look at them. i injury. they're also 11 this. look at them. ~ . , at them. i think their family and friends are _ at them. i think their family and friends are below, _ at them. i think their family and friends are below, aren't - at them. i think their family and friends are below, aren't they? | friends are below, aren't they? there's a lot of pointing going on. there's a lot of pointing going on. the fans have spent hours waiting and is not time they've been waiting for isn't it? it’s and is not time they've been waiting for isn't it? �* , ., for isn't it? it's huge for the fans because they _ for isn't it? it's huge for the fans because they have _ for isn't it? it's huge for the fans because they have waited - for isn't it? it's huge for the fans because they have waited so - for isn't it? it's huge for the fans i because they have waited so many years, most of these west end fans wins have been alive when the last one a european trophy. some remember the fa cups when but it's such a huge occasion for these guys. for the players, of course they played paid handsomely and lived privileged lives, these guys were born to play football and barns compete and sings these guys were kids, all they have

dreamt of where professional careers in football. there were ups and downs, especially if you don't play for one of the big six clubs, but for one of the big six clubs, but for these players to win eight european trophy is huge and you can hear the roarfrom european trophy is huge and you can hear the roar from the crowd. there are just beautiful scenes. look at them, absolutely buzzing. michail antonio has had a tough season, fantastic last season, had some difficult peers with west ham but has been loyal to the club. has put in an incredible performances over the years and will be loving every second of this. now we can listen to i'm forever blowing bubbles. music: i'm forever blowing

bubbles united! united! any other football fan who is watching this, especially fines of those who don't support big six clubs, your brightens your brain forwards, your crystal palace or aston villa fans, there will be watching this and think this could be them. we don't necessarily have to spend billions of billions to achieve european glory. if wejust finished seven that place or when the lead cop, we have a good chance of doing this ourselves. notjust when it's everywhere but plain in

the europa league as well. that would be huge for west end and it will be feeling quietly confident, they would have to replace declan rice but you never know. you never know. the meatjust qualify for the champions league this time next season but that is quite the step up for them, season but that is quite the step up forthem, playing in season but that is quite the step up for them, playing in the europa league, but for now they are just enjoying every moment there. you see some of the players, i think that's lukasz fabianski, aaron cresswell, danny ings, all of the lights. mark noble with the shades, mr west ham, you can see him there. he's probably very hung over actually but interiors as well, because he has only known it was time all his life and to see this club with a european trophy, people sniff at it but i

tell you what, i would be absolutely buzzing if i was a west end fan. as have a listen and see what they're saying on sage. saying on stage. crowd chants. you have put yourself in west ham — crowd chants. you have put yourself in west ham united _ crowd chants. you have put yourself in west ham united for— crowd chants. you have put yourself in west ham united for chlor— crowd chants. you have put yourself in west ham united for chlor with - in west ham united for chlor with that last—minute winner, talk us through how that was for you? i just through how that was for you? i “ust wanted to score �* through how that was for you? i “ust wanted to score as i through how that was for you? i “ust wanted to score as soon i through how that was for you? i “ust wanted to score as soon as i through how that was for you? ijust wanted to score as soon as possible, and i_ wanted to score as soon as possible, and i think_ wanted to score as soon as possible, and i think the time of the game, a last-minute — and i think the time of the game, a last—minute winner in a european final— last—minute winner in a european final amount you can't write it. it

feels _ final amount you can't write it. it feels surreal. it still hasn't sunk in as— feels surreal. it still hasn't sunk in as crazy— feels surreal. it still hasn't sunk in as crazy as the celebration has been. its— in as crazy as the celebration has been. it's a — in as crazy as the celebration has been, it's a mental, but you see it. we said _ been, it's a mental, but you see it. we said we — been, it's a mental, but you see it. we said we wanted to win it for the fines_ we said we wanted to win it for the fines and _ we said we wanted to win it for the fines and give them some silverware and we _ fines and give them some silverware and we have done that, and look at it, and we have done that, and look at it. it _ and we have done that, and look at it. it means— and we have done that, and look at it, it means the world to us and the world _ it, it means the world to us and the world to them. the it, it means the world to us and the world to them-— world to them. the bus tour, the pictures. i _ world to them. the bus tour, the pictures, i have you _ world to them. the bus tour, the pictures, i have you seen - world to them. the bus tour, the pictures, i have you seen them i world to them. the bus tour, the | pictures, i have you seen them on social media, crazy? support this team has is unbelievable, right? i don't know if that has ever been done, _ don't know if that has ever been done, premier league going away, you see the _ done, premier league going away, you see the support we had in prague, we had 30,000 _ see the support we had in prague, we had 30,000 or so fans, it means so much _ had 30,000 or so fans, it means so much to— had 30,000 or so fans, it means so much to give — had 30,000 or so fans, it means so much to give the fines these trophies _ much to give the fines these trophies that we all wanted, so thank_ trophies that we all wanted, so thank you — trophies that we all wanted, so thank you to all the fence, i love you all — thank you to all the fence, i love you all and _ thank you to all the fence, i love you all. and i'm buzzing.-

thank you to all the fence, i love you all. and i'm buzzing. ladies and gentlemen. — you all. and i'm buzzing. ladies and gentlemen. one _ you all. and i'm buzzing. ladies and gentlemen, one more _ you all. and i'm buzzing. ladies and gentlemen, one more time, - you all. and i'm buzzing. ladies and gentlemen, one more time, jarrod. gentlemen, one more time, jarrod bowen. crowd sings. so, callum, there is a trophy, with one very, very happy captain. artery

one very, very happy captain. very ha - one very, very happy captain. very happy captain. _ one very, very happy captain. - happy captain, indeed. of course, a very happy manager behind it. i don't know if you will still be dancing as he did last night in the changing rooms but you can still see he is very pleased wassup and declan writes, the skipper of the west ham united football club, is very pleased that the trophy in his hands. he doesn't look like a guy who could well be leaving in the coming weeks or months in the summer. i think that is still likely. i think a less of west ham fans have resigned himself to the fact that he is leaving but nothing will take away what she is achieved by the club, especially given how he is finishing his career with them holding this trophy.— holding this trophy. yes, that's listenin: holding this trophy. yes, that's listening to _ holding this trophy. yes, that's listening to the _ holding this trophy. yes, that's listening to the moments - holding this trophy. yes, that's listening to the moments thatl

holding this trophy. yes, that's i listening to the moments that the crowd. �* , ., listening to the moments that the crowd. �*, ., .,, , crowd. let's get that trophy in the middle declan _ crowd. let's get that trophy in the middle declan writes. _ crowd. let's get that trophy in the middle declan writes. and - crowd. let's get that trophy in the middle declan writes. and how i middle declan writes. and how begets a whole? _ a whole? cheering music.

crowd sings.

crowd sings.

and there you can see the west ham players celebrating with their friends at stratford town hall, jarrod bowen who scored that last—minute winner in the final, spoke to the crowd, saying it feels surreal it hasn't sunk in. i think all the layers are probably feeling that for some if you are watching on the bbc news channel than you are leaving us now, you can get continuing coverage live on the bbc iplayer.

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