Having heard Paul merson repeatedly say last season that we would lose Nuno to a 'proper club' and our top players would be raided, It's good for us to be going in to the season having our manager and players in tact, and having added a couple of young players to the squad.
With regards to next season it would be unrealistic to think that Europa league is not going to affect our league performance, however we are taking it seriously and apart from the two games in China we've haven't played friendlies, so we've had a competitive pre-season.
A trip to pynuik this Thursday which is not ideal preparation for our opening game at Leicester but it is what it is, and we want to progress. Realistically top ten finish would be our aim for next season.