Leeds are back in the big time and desperate to break the promotion curse of the last two seasons, where every Championship side that goes up must come down.
After a spring wobble, promotion was secured with relative ease and Leeds will return to the Premier League after two seasons away primed to take advantage of their American investment.
But the task remains a huge one. The worst team that stayed up last season were the Europa League winners, as the gap between the riches of the Premier League and the EFL grows by the year.