WHEN one penalty miss is the difference between Premier League football next season or another year in the Championship, it feels cruel to decide such a big game that way.

However, that is what it came down to yesterday between Huddersfield and Reading at Wembley and when Reading’s Jordan Obita saw his penalty saved by Danny Ward and Christopher Schindler scored to earn Huddersfield promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time, the stark reality of what was at stake really kicked in.

For the Terriers, the numbers involved with promotion to the Premier League are staggering and early estimations are that promotion will see Huddersfield earn £170 million from next season alone.