I predicted a top 6 finish as we had so many new signings, it's looking highly likely that my prediction will indeed become a reality.
We're now mid way through January and although I believe we could and should be clear at the top, I think our blip is out of the way and nothing more than a top 2 finish would definitely be a failure, SC has almost said as much.
The cup competitions are a bonus, as long as they stay a bonus and not a distraction then we are laughing.
My only worry is our POSSIBLE, loss of firepower, one more "club in the bag", in the form of a pacy, direct striker IMHO would almost certainly see us over the line, hopefully as champions and not runners up to a local rival AGAIN.