Apologies if this makes you feel old but it's been over 14 years since that play-off final defeat to Hull City when Dean Windass broke Bristol City hearts.
It's the hope that kills you sometimes and although Nigel Pearson is attempting to put the foundations in place to (hopefully) mount a Premier League push, the promised land continues to elude the club and city.
May 24, 2008 remains the closest City have come to reaching the Premier League following a fourth-place finish in the Championship under Gary Johnson. Like many clubs across the league, owner Steve Lansdown has pumped millions of pounds into the Robins with the hope of chasing the dream but their failure to do so meant they have been counting the costs ever since.
