The future's orange

Belated commiserations to Agent Chopra, whose Cardiff side suffered the fate of play-off final losers at Wembley on Saturday. Our old boy couldn't have done much more for the cause himself, following up his exploits in the second leg of the semi-final with the opening goal and striking the woodwork once in each half - but wretched defending did for the Bluebirds as Blackpool established a 3-2 half-time lead that they then managed to protect until the final whistle.

So it's the Tangerines who'll be joining us in the big boys' league next season. I suspect that they, like us, may prove to be Premier League punch bags, but after this season's experience we for one won't be relishing the trip to Bloomfield Road.