Realistic expectations for season 13/14

Personally, I think our two main goals have to be without doubt winning our domestic league and qualifying for the CL group stages.

Gaining that £15m+ two seasons in a row is just mind blowing in terms of expanding our finances, as well as slowly gaining our reputation back in Europe - last season put us back o the map, now we have to sustain that level to prove it was no fluke.

 

Treble
CL group stages (Dropping into the EL)

 

A more consistent league campaign. I know we still won the league by 16 points but going 7 away games without a win at the tail end of this season, and the slow start to the league campaign at home, was pretty frustrating and some of the performances were awful. I want us to be ruthless and really show our dominance in the league.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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League Title, Europe after August, more game time for the youngsters and a wee bit more consistency and I'll be as happy as a pig in *.

Treble and CL last 16 (at least) and I might spontaneously combust.

 

Treble and group stages of the CL

 

The treble for me but as history shows its not always as straight forward as that. Group stages of the Champions League would be nice on a regular basis with anything further a bonus. The latter stages of the Europa League might be more of our level.

 

I've been wanting this for years.

Next seasons LC we should be playing a core of about 5 or 6 youngsters, supplemented with first teamers on a rotated basis.

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Atajic
George
McGeouch
Fraser
Twardzik

 

Absolutely.

We have a squad capable of doing it now.....we should most certainly have one for doing it next season.

 

I'd love us to get to the last 16 in the CL again, but I wouldn't be overly disappointed if we didn't manage it. Realistically, I don't see why we shouldn't aim for the treble next year. I'd be satisfied with the double though.

 

I think the treble should be at the forefront of the manager and the players minds..

Any European involvement post-Christmas would be great for me be it in the CL or the EL

 

As a fan, player, club you want to win everything, so Domestic Treble, Champions League & Super Cup for me

Realistically at least the double, treble would be great though:icon_mrgreen: CL Group Stages & basically another great season in Europe! Wouldn't be disappointed at all if we came third and went into the Europa, i feel with this seasons team (in Europe) we could easily win the Europa League!

 

European football: Getting to the UEFA Champions League group stage has to and will be the objective. Anything beyond that would be a bonus. As others have said, I wouldn't mind dropping into the Europa League after finishing 3rd in the group and doing a Chelsea/Benfica.

SPL: I'd love us to perform on a more consistent level than we have this season and win the league by more points. The home performances from January onwards have been a joy to watch. I'd love for us to win every home match in the league and break the league points record showing that we don't need Rangers to perform well. This may be unrealistic but I think it would add a real edge to the season if we were fighting to break the record.

Scottish Cup: I'd like for us to win the Scottish Cup like we did this season. It would be nice to use younger players for some of the early rounds against weaker opposition but Neil might not do that after the draw against Arbroath this year.

League Cup: Again I'd like for us to win the cup but also to play younger players if possible. Lennon has always made if to Hampden in cup competitions so I'd like for him to keep the record up and then for us to go on from there. Hopefully we have got rid of the so called 'Hampden hoodoo' after Sunday's win.

So Champions League qualification, a run in the Europa League and a domestic treble while breaking the SPL points record. No pressure Lenny!

 

Wouldn,t mind getting the huns in one of the cups and absolutly shafting them sometime next season..The league is in the bag so go that little bit further in europe QF,SEMIS, FINAL..AHH IMAGINE.

 

Make it to the group stages of the Champions League and trying to win the treble should be our targets.

 

I want the treble,sack lennon.

 

Group stages and the double would be great, imo. I would like to see us play 4-2-3-1. Some of our players are used out of their best position (McGeouch and Rogic), and I believe that they would do great in this formation. Also sell older fringe players and instead of them use our youngsters as a backup to first team.

 

Treble and Champions League Group Stages i would hope for...

 

To be honest if we don't make the treble I won't be *.

It is accomplish-able but I won't hold it against Neil Lennon if we don't do it. We don't have the best of luck with the League Cup and games at Hampden are such an iffy thing for us really. If the only thing we win is the league though I would be a bit upset. We are a shoe-in for the league.

I think we should be in the Group Stages of the CL too but we have to play so many qualifying rounds against tough teams. So I again, I am not going to want to nail NL against a wall if we don't cut it. We should, and I think we will, but unless we absolutely bottle it in Europe next season, I'm not going to want to crucify anyone especially NL for it if we don't make it.