Was this a one season chance?

I'm usually quite critical of the Cardiff City TV commentators but just got round to watching the extended highlights of the Reading game and one of our commentators, John Donavon said:



"Don't undersell this achievement, this was a one season hit to get promoted I felt and I don't think anyone was talking about that openly.

We needed a bounce back, we needed to do it at the first attempt. But that's easier said than done. It takes character, it takes skill and it takes leadership.

Credit to the leadership that's come in and galvanised this club."


Personally I think he's spot on.

I believe it was critical we went straight back up , teams of a similar size and bigger have dropped into league 1 and found themselves stuck here a while

I believe that would of been us as we would have lost a big chunk of our better players had we failed this season

Speaking to a few people who know some of our young players personally they have said none of them will be going anywhere they love the club love the manager and are fully invested in taking us to the next level

Im sure this wouldn't have been the case if we had failed to get promoted but I am very excited about next season's prospects and will be lumping my hard earned on a top 8 finish next season

When we got relegated last season, a guy I know from my local gym ( a big Sheffield United fan ), said to me league one is a tough division to get out of, and it had taken Sheffield United 6 seasons to achieve it. Very well done BBM and the team for achieving it at the first attempt with games to spare. Let's hope all fans turn up on Saturday to give them the recognition they deserve.

I believe it was critical we went straight back up , teams of a similar size and bigger have dropped into league 1 and found themselves stuck here a while

I believe that would of been us as we would have lost a big chunk of our better players had we failed this season

Speaking to a few people who know some of our young players personally they have said none of them will be going anywhere they love the club love the manager and are fully invested in taking us to the next level

Im sure this wouldn't have been the case if we had failed to get promoted but I am very excited about next season's prospects and will be lumping my hard earned on a top 8 finish next season

Hope you're right about the young players staying mate.

Keep them and add some elite Premier League young loans then top eight could be achievable, which would be the play-offs next season.