Promotion to the Premier League is always exciting, but there is always a dark side to going up.

Indeed, as you ascend to the top-flight, the team needs to evolve and adapt and that often means some fan favourites missing out on the chance to play Premier League football.

In Leeds United’s case, they had to make a cut-throat call on Barry Douglas, sending him out on loan to Blackburn Rovers this season. With his contract up next summer, it seems unlikely that he’s going to get another go at Elland Road.

Douglas’ departure seems like it was a tough choice to make for Victor Orta, with the Spaniard even penning an open letter to him after he left, while Marcelo Bielsa also paid tribute to him.

However, after just 151 minutes of playing for Blackburn, it’s become very clear why United wanted rid of the Scot.

Indeed, despite the fact that Douglas has been described as a ‘top player’ in the past, it’s been quite evident that he doesn’t have what it takes to be a star at Premier League level.

In fact, it looks as though he’s even going to struggle at Championship level, he was absolutely woeful as Blackburn conceded four against Reading in midweek.

He was a part of a defence that shipped four goals and he made one error leading to a goal.

Ok, he made four tackles, but that wasn’t enough to stop the Reading onslaught and his WhoScored rating of just 5.83 underlines what was an all-round poor showing.

United’s decision to ditch Douglas in the summer must have been a tough one to make, but it seems as though it is a decision that has paid off.

Fortunately, Douglas is making those errors with Blackburn rather than with Leeds.