Aaron Wilbraham feels Bristol City have the potential to reach the Premier League, after leading a young Bristol City to winning the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final on Sunday.

The striker, who has gained promotion to the Premier League with both Crystal Palace and Norwich City, scoring in it for the latter, has been integral to the Robins' excellent season.

Wilbraham was captain as Bristol beat Walsall 2-0 in front of 72,315 in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final at Wembley that was attended by over 40,000 Robins fans.

The result creates the potential for a double with the League One title, which the Robins are overwhelming favourites for, with Wilbraham believing there is potential to go even further.

He said: "I think it’s a great setup at the club, everything is Premier League standard and that is where we’ve got to aim to get.

"The chairman and everyone has the right aims and that’s what we are looking to do in the pitch."

"We’ll pass that task (the Championship) when it comes to it but we’ve got a great focus on this League currently. Hopefully when we go into the Championship we’ll have that momentum that means we head into their in great shape."

The striker was delighted to help provide a talented and relatively young squad with some experience, explaining that he actively passes this on in leadership.

"I think so, it has been mentioned before the game and obviously me being there before in these situations makes it important I help when I’m asked questions by the lads," he added.

"They are a great sets of lads with great temperament and I was always confident we would get the win without sounding arrogant. I think we’ve got the right mix between youth and experience throughout the lads in the squad and we’ve got a great team spirit.

"I know a lot of people say that in every team but we’ve really got a great team spirit in terms of lads who want to work really hard for each other.”

Wilbraham was understandably pleased to lead a Bristol side that dominated the final to claim a deserved win through goals from Aden Flint and Mark Little.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling, great for the set of lads we’ve got, everyone involved. Everyone was professional with a really good team performance then you have to savour that moment and enjoy that feeling," Wilbraham continued."

"We’ve got the keep that consistency going now and hopefully this gives us the confidence to take that into the rest of the season.”

Wilbraham won the JPT and League Two titles in the 2007-2008 season at MK Dons and will look to repeat that double-winning feat, though the Robins are comfortably leading League One.

The 35 year-old also suggested he had no thoughts of retiring anytime soon, also indicating the JPT triumph meant a huge amount because of his huge extensive personal involvement.

"I’ve played a lot of games this season, probably more than I’ve played for a long while and I’m feeling fit and enjoying myself," he added.

"I will play as long as I can whilst I feel fit and healthy and hope to be part of it for a long time. Obviously getting promoted to the Premier League twice is unbelievable but this is a really satisfying feeling.

"To be such a part of it captaining the side on the day so it’s definitely up there as one of the best days in my career for me."

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