Confidence is now high, and rightly so after so many good performances in this league. But if we were in the Prem then of course after getting hammered by Brighton, instead of then beating Blackpool and Wigan and getting the swagger back etc, we would then get beaten badly by Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea, all that confidence quickly disappears, players are no longer walking on air and playing for fun, the fans are disgruntled, the manager is under pressure. Staying up in the Prem is a massive challenge.
We could give many of the Prem teams a good game in a one off now, but playing in the Prem week in and week out is different.