Claridge is a pundit for The Football League Show and Football Focus

The battle for automatic promotion in the Championship looks done and dusted, but, with both Swansea and Cardiff still very much in the mix for the play-offs, will we see a Welsh team in the top flight next season?

In League One, could a late surge from Millwall give the Lions a chance to make up for last season's play-off final disappointment?

And with Norwich looking certainties for automatic promotion back to the Championship, I give my thoughts on whether the high-flying Canaries can hang on to manager Paul Lambert.

If you have a question for me, you can submit it through Twitter at http://twitter.com/AskClaridge or use the form on the top right of the page.

In light of his recent performances in the Championship, do you think QPR will be able to keep hold of on-loan midfielder Adel Taarabt next season?
Mark Clare, England

I think they might, and the reason I think that is because he still has an awful lot to learn, especially when he's not in possession.

Taarabt is a talent, but there's no doubt at this stage in his career there's an imbalance to the Tottenham striker's game.

Preston 2-2 QPR

He wouldn't get away with that in the Premier League, which is probably why he's on loan at QPR, but if he starts to work hard without the ball, then someone is going to have a good player on their hands.

The bar is high at White Hart Lane and Spurs may want to hang on to him a bit longer. There's certainly untapped potential there.

Will QPR sign him on a permanent deal? It's 50-50 at this stage. Neil Warnock, who has only just taken over at Loftus Road, might not think he's his type of player in the long term.

Neil likes a specific type of player, and I would imagine he would try to get a couple from Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, his former clubs, in the summer.

Do you think either Cardiff or Swansea could be playing in the Premier League next season? Could this help the Wales national side?
Francis, UK

Both of them have outstanding chances. Cardiff have made me eat my words over the last few weeks. I was worried about them given their off-the-field troubles.

But they've got a great manager and have really come back strong. They look like they're going to get into the play-offs, that's for sure.

Swansea look certainties, too, and the two sides may well end up playing each other, either in the first round of play-off games or the final.

I'd like Welsh football to have a team in the top division, and neither would look out of place. Both have great support.

However, I don't think it will make a great difference to the national team, certainly not in the short term. There might be a knock-on effect in 10-15 years, with more kids deciding to play football if either Swansea or Cardiff are playing Premier League football.

You have been saying that automatic promotion from League One is beyond Millwall. With wins over the likes of Charlton and Leeds in recent weeks, has your opinion changed? Can the Lions catch Leeds and take second place?
Ian, Belgium

Millwall have been on a fantastic run, and striker Steve Morrison looks like he's found his feet. They look strong while Leeds, who looked odds-on for automatic promotion, have squandered the advantage they had.

Millwall 5-0 Stockport

Millwall have also got an owner who backs his manager and, for a relatively small club, a chairman, John G Berylson, who is willing to put in an awful lot of money. The club accounts revealed a loss of £5.5m last year, so he's obviously prepared to back them in a big way.

Eight weeks ago you'd never have seen Millwall being in such a strong position. They were well outside the play-off places. But the way they've played and the way results have gone for Leeds means that second spot is up for grabs.

I wouldn't write Swindon out of the equation either. I don't think Charlton are quite good enough. The same goes for Colchester, but they should make the play-offs.

Chris Weale has arguably been Leicester's player of the season so far, but he made an awful error in the 1-0 defeat at Derby. As a player, how do you recover from such a mistake and does it have a bad effect on your game?
Matthew Smith, England

When people are giving you stick, telling you you're not good enough - and that's happened a lot to me - you've got to see it through and change people's perceptions of you. At times, you've got to be a little bit selfish, but you've got to find a way through it.

Do you think Paul Lambert will still be Norwich boss next season?
Mark and Reba

Yes. I think he'll stay with Norwich for quite a few seasons. Norwich are a good football club with very loyal fans and good infrastructure.

There won't be many bigger than them in the Championship. Not many clubs get 25,000 for home games. So I expect they'll hit the ground running when they do return to the second tier - which looks very likely now.

Paul's success hasn't surprised me. They had the players, and it was just a case of managing them properly. I thought it was a good time for him to go there. Previous managers like Glenn Roeder, Peter Grant and, to a point, Bryan Gunn, didn't do very well.

Huddersfield have finally got a club of which the fans can be proud. We have a superb chairman, a great young manager in Lee Clark, and have been getting noticed around the country. Do you think we could be in the Premier League in the next 5-10 years?
Ben Rothera, UK

They could make it in three or it might take 33! I can't really answer that, Ben.

Have they got the infrastructure? Yes. Have they got the right chairman? Yes. Lee Clark is a decent young manager, too.

There are probably a lot of managers in that league who are jealous of what Lee's been given, but he's done fine and they'll probably go into the play-offs with a fighting chance of making the Championship.

Promotion to the Premier League in the next 5-10 years is possible, but not probable.

Do you think Bury can still achieve automatic promotion from League Two, or are the play-offs the best we can hope for?
Matthew Hayes, England

Bury are a club who have very good patches and very bad patches. That's been the story of their season.

The Shakers are still capable of going on another fantastic run, but, on current form, I don't think automatic promotion is a possibility. I don't really see Bournemouth, Rochdale or Notts County slipping up.

Steve Claridge is a BBC Football League pundit who played more than 800 matches for 15 clubs over the course of a 24-year playing career. He was talking to Phil Gordos.

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