Nottingham Forest's play-off win last Sunday has barely sunk in yet, but now the hard work really begins as Steve Cooper's men prepare for the Premier League.
After 23 years away from the top flight you can be guaranteed that everyone at the club - from players and coaches to the owner and tea lady - will do everything in their power to give the Reds the best possible chance of staying up.
With the Premier League's so-called 'middle class' of teams growing bigger every season, it becomes more difficult for promoted teams to stay up. The massive gulf in finances between those at the top and in the Championship is often too big a gap to bridge.