Adam Drury isn't convinced the Premier League is as glamorous as the advert makes out for newly-promoted sides. But as a fan of a Football League side, Tom Clee still dreams of joining the party.

Adam: Tom, Huddersfield's celebrations will still be in full swing after securing promotion on Monday. But I can’t help but wonder how much fun they're actually going to have in the Premier League.

Top-tier football – and all that comes with it as one of the smaller sides – can become a bit of a slog. With little chance of ever troubling the upper echelons of the division, is it really worth it?

Tom: Unfortunately, Drurs, I can't really answer that question on account of being a Gillingham fan. But I'd like to think so.

I mean, you tell me. I know Watford haven't smashed any glass ceilings since they've been back in the Premier League but you've still been competitive and claimed some scalps along the way.

Would you really swap those experiences – like beating Arsenal at the Emirates, turning over Man Utd at the Vic and inflicting Jurgen Klopp's heaviest defeat since he's been in England – all for a few more points in the division below?

Adam: Happy memories, and broadly I think you're right. But there is a hefty flipside...

The increased pulling power of the bigger clubs means that the teams like us who have to share a division with them regularly miss out on players who could help bridge the gap and end up standing still.

Convincing winning runs are hard to come by, and regular defeats – at any level – cause frustration and angst among impatient supporters.

As a fan of a Football League side, what is it about the Premier League that means you really want to be there?

Tom: Because - and sorry for getting all philosophical - otherwise what’s the point?

In the same way that human natures means most people aspire to live in a bigger house or drive a nicer car, football fans are always going to dream of seeing their team playing in the top flight one day. 

Adam: Deep.

Tom: Thanks. I’m lucky enough to have witnessed my club’s pinnacle of achievement to date – a few seasons of successive mid-table finishes in the Championship back in the early 2000s – but I’d like to think there’s still more to come.

And seeing clubs like Huddersfield and Bournemouth, who were competing with us in Leagues One and Two not so long ago, or even Brighton – who used to have to rent our ground – keeps that glimmer of hope alive. 

Likewise the demise of clubs like Charlton and Coventry proves there’s no such thing as accepting your lot and settling at your natural level.

We’re lucky to have such a fluid football pyramid here in England, and you’ve got to ride these waves when they come along.

And if you do go straight back down or have a couple of underwhelming seasons, who cares? At least you can say you’ve been there and done it.

Adam: I fully relate to everything you say there, they are feelings I echoed for many seasons. And, obviously, Premier League clubs can dream, too...

And that is my point at Huddersfield. Of course they should celebrate, but – barring an inconceivable achievement – they will not enjoy such glory again unless they go down and back up again.

Remaining in the Premier League is important in a pragmatic sense. But it’s an unavoidable fact that it will also bring plenty of disappointing days.

Huddersfield will enjoy next season, but they should prepare for frustration, too. 

Tom: I’m sure you’re right. But the increased television money does at least make it easier for a club like Huddersfield to keep their head above water and try and build from there. Or at least learn from the experience and come back stronger for a second crack, like Burnley have done. 

With more than three times the financial reward for being promoted, the days of whipping boys like that infamous Derby County side are, in theory, over.

And yes, that might mean a few seasons of hovering around the dotted line and struggling to crawl to a respectable points total. 

But it might also mean building a team capable of reaching an FA Cup final, as we’ve seen Palace and Stoke do in recent years. Or winning the League Cup and qualifying for Europe, just like Swansea did in 2013. 

Or, you never know, doing a Leicester City and achieving the so-called impossible.

Adam: I have no problem at all with ambition. In fact, I think it's wrong if any team exists in the Premier League merely to scrabble 40 points together every season. And yes, aiming higher does feel more legitimate now than ever.

But with the top seven so alienated from the rest, there is a distinct much-of-a-muchness in the Premier League, none of which really has the power to break through.

It remains a fantastic division to be a part of. But while Huddersfield are delighted, they will soon learn that the reality of the Premier League is far less glamorous than the promise of getting there.

Tom: Like I said at the start, I'll bow to your superior knowledge on that one. But I'll look forward to seeing how they get on in trying to break out of the bottleneck.

Think we better end it there, before you cause me an existential crisis.