The extra tier was to win the Supercup match which did happen and gave Cardiff huge exposure globally.
We then went on to win the bid for the Champions League Final.
The Top Tier also won us the Wales games for the successful Wales Euro 16 Qualifiers.
In no way can the top tier be deemed a failure. Could do with a few more 'Kaiirddiff' filliing it though. That's the only problem as far as I can see.