That was abundantly clear at Reading, because the supporters serenaded the gamers and employees, singing and dancing, drenched in champagne.
Barry-Murphy had not allowed his squad to plan celebrations till promotion was confirmed, so he didn’t understand how they might mark the event on Saturday night time.
“I think it’s the best way,” he mentioned. “Tonight shall be unknown.
“I used to be at a followers’ discussion board at Aberdare just lately and they had been fairly clear if we returned there after securing promotion, the response can be unbelievable, so perhaps a stop-off there.”
On Wednesday, Cardiff can enjoy a party at home when they host Port Vale in front of what will surely be a bumper crowd.
There will then be one more fixture at Cardiff City Stadium, against Northampton on Saturday 25 April, before the Bluebirds finish their campaign at Mansfield Town a week later.
This pressure-free run-in, the football season’s equivalent of a lap of honour, is a rare luxury for Cardiff.
In previous eras, this stage of a campaign would prompt fear and anxiety among the club’s supporters, who had become used to watching their team suffer the agony of play-off failures and the ignominy of late-season, promotion-busting capitulations.
This time, they can enjoy the ride and take in the sights of League One they hope not to see again for another two decades – or longer.
“It’s nice for the gamers,” said Barry-Murphy. “We have not had many gamers who’ve skilled this, so for a lot of of our gamers to have the sensation of performing in the way in which that we did beneath such strain was nice for them.
“And it does lead you on to dreaming about next season and what we could achieve.”