Expectations? Who can know what our/LVG's expectations can be at this stage, until the transfer window closes and we know the make-up of our squad, its hard to say.
Objectives: Our objectives (again our transfer activity, both in and out will dictate this to an extent) should be a run at the title by playing a system that the squad fully understands and plays well. Hopefully this system and style of play entertains us fans at the same time.
Everything else, and I mean everything: FA Cup, Capital One Cup, Champions League is a bonus.
Yes, we want to get out of our CL group, but that should be a prerequisite for a club of our size and a manager of LVG's stature.
Capital One Cup is simply a chance to play the younger/fringe players to gain experience, and I would like to see this continued next year.
Champions League, once past the group stage, is a knockout competition that requires a good deal of luck, favourable draws and games that fall well in-between our domestic calendar to win.
The FA Cup is a funny one, I can totally understand fans wanting to win it again, and it has been far too long, but if we meet our main objective of having a good run at the title, challenging till the last remaining game weeks, then I couldn't care less about the FA Cup. Being champions of your country is what it is all about. I will put it this way, if we are challenging for the title and a given a tough draw in the FA Cup, say Chelsea/City/Arsenal etc at Wembley in the semi final. Would people want us to play our full strength side knowing we have a key League fixture shortly after? After the couple of years we have had, all I want is to be top dogs again, or at least give the eventual champions a bloody good scare. I'd gladly take someone else lifting the FA Cup if it meant us having the excitement of a close title run in!