Wrexham, whose rise of recent years has been well documented thanks to the profile of their owners, will not get the chance to go on to try to complete a history making fourth promotion.
But boss Phil Parkinson came out with a promise - that should really read as a warning to those in the second tier next season - that his side "will be even stronger next year".
"Of course we'll always look to try and add to that to give ourselves an even better chance, but we'll have a break now and we'll come back and go again," Parkinson said.
As for Derby, their play-off near miss has come after a transformative period for the club that was in administration just four years ago.
They, like Hull, only avoided relegation on the final day last season in what was their first campaign back in the Championship after two years spent in League One.
Rams boss John Eustace echoed Parkinson's sentiment when talking about wanting to see his side continue to build to become one of the Championship's top contenders next term.
"I don't think they [players] will want to rest - they will want to go again," he told BBC Radio Derby after their defeat.
"The progression we have made this season has been outstanding. Over the course of the season, were we good enough to get into the top six? Maybe, maybe not. We have come up just short, but what an unbelievable effort. Every single one of the players has been outstanding."