Not saying that fourth should not be the target Panda but the word expectation for me is a bit strong. We have been rubbish all season with radio Scotland on Saturday saying had we lost to Motherwell it would have been the worst points total to date since back in the Steve Paterson era.
Heard someone say the other day that we should as a minimum, be finishing third in the league and winning the odd cup. I mean we can all dream but if you put on the sensible hat for a second that is really the maximum a Dons manager can achieve, not the minimum expectation. It would take something pretty spectacular for us to ever finish higher than third and that is not being defeatist, it is being realistic of where things are at in our league with the gulf in finance between us and the top two.
I don't buy that we are in transition at all. Most of these players have been there since August and have played over 30 games together this season. Whether they are good enough players is a whole different argument.