So the season has come to a bitterly disappointing end that no one associated with Fulham wanted.
Instead of winning promotion to the Premier League we're all still trying to get our heads round the fact that it wasn't to be and that next season we'll be travelling to Hull, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
Fulham fans can be proud though.
The team played some of the best football in the division and despite going down over two legs to Reading every single person at Craven Cottage this season can hold their heads high and be proud of the efforts the side put in over the course of year.
Now the building starts for an assault on the automatic spots next season - that has to be the aim now.
After coming so close this time, Slavisa Jokanovic will now want to skip the Play-offs all together and take one of those top two spots to see Fulham into the Premier League.
But now the season is over, where do Fulham go from here? We've taken a look at the key issues the side will face over the summer months ahead of the new season.
Keeping hold of Tom Cairney
The vultures are already circling after the Cottagers Play-off defeat, most of whom have their eyes on Fulham's talisman Cairney.
This will be the biggest challenge Jokanovic will face over the close season, Cairney is 26-years-old now and will be thinking of what is best for his career - he may not get too many more chances to play in the Premier League.
He has always been fully committed to Fulham, his reaction to last night's defeat is testament to what he feels for this club and he would've loved to have played in the top tier with the side.
It wasn't to be, and with clubs like Newcastle sniffing round a chance to play in the Premier League may be too tempting, especially for a player in the prime of their career.
It would be a fantastic achievement for the club to keep hold of him, but this could go on and on over the summer.
Rebuilding the front line
Another key issue facing Fulham over the summer is their forwards, or lack of.
The side were crying out for a decent striker this season and one failed to arrive - Jokanovic never really fancied Gohi Cyriac while Chris Martin has had more twists and turns than an episode of Eastenders.
I'd be surprised if either remained at the club and that means Fulham will need to sign three strikers, and three good ones at that if they want to challenge for promotion again.
Of course, strikers are at a premium and it won't come cheap, but this will be a key bit of work for Tony Khan, Brian Talbot and Craig Kline in the summer.
You could perhaps say the lack of a quality striker cost Fulham this season, although they managed to score the joint most amount of goals in the division - just imagine what may have been achieved had they had themselves a 20-goal forward?
Turning loans in permanents
Tomas Kalas, Lucas Piazon, Cyriac, Thanos Petsos and Martin were all on loan this season, but only two of them need to be made permanent.
Signing Kalas and Piazon from Chelsea will be another issue Jokanovic faces, the defense has been a problem this season and Kalas has been phenomenal at the back.
While that was great for Fulham in the season, it's bad news now with everyone knowing what the Czech is capable of and there will be a number of suitors after him as well.
He has said previously that staying at Fulham would be the perfect scenario for him and Jokanovic wants to sign him, so hopefully it's a match made in heaven.
Piazon was the most impressive in the defeat on Tuesday night and looked good before his jaw injury against Cardiff and signing him wouldn't be the worst thing they could do to strengthen the attacking midfield roles.
Both players will have teams after them, the issue Fulham face is making sure they front the queue.
The Ryan Sessegnon situation
This could well be the saga of the summer, will he or won't he leave the Cottage?
Liverpool are confident they can land the 16-year-old during the transfer window, while Jokanovic insists the best place for him to continue his development is at Fulham.
A move to a club like Liverpool is enough to turn anybody's head, let's be honest, but hopefully the club can do enough to persuade the youngster that moving so early in his career isn't the best of moves and that he can grow into a world class player at the Cottage.
It won't be the end of the world if he does choose to leave, but it will certainly be a help if he stays.
