Blackpool coach Neil Critchley says that promotion to the Championship shows he made the correct decision to leave Liverpool.
Critchley was working as the Reds' Under-23s coach in March 2020, when he walked away to take charge at Blackpool.
He helped the team to the play-offs and now the Championship in his first full season in charge.
Blackpool defeated Lincoln in the League One play-off 2-1 on Sunday.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would end at Wembley with an occasion like this," he said, per The Independent.
"It was a reason why I left Liverpool because I wanted to taste senior football management, the highs and lows, the journey and it has been a special day.
"They say there is no better way than going up than winning at Wembley. I would have swapped with Grant McCann or Darren Ferguson at Hull or Peterborough after 48 seconds but I can assure you when the final whistle went I have never felt emotion like that before and it was an incredible feeling.
"It is a great, great season. I couldn't be prouder."
"We have had a lot to deal with in the last 24 hours because of circumstances out of our control," he added.
"Ellis has been a top performer, even recently the goals he has scored and the way he has led the line.
"We practised all week with him in the team, for him to suffer that the last kick of the last session the day before Wembley was heartbreak for him and us.
"We have had to do that during the season, we have had to be adaptable. The reward the players have got is incredible. We are deserving of going up."
