The supporters of the club have had their say ahead of the new campaign

There is no talk of consolidation and settling in League One this season from MK Dons, but the club’s supporters are a little bit more reserved in their ambitions.

The likes of boss Paul Warne, CEO Neil Hart and players Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Ryan Wintle have all come out and said the aim is to make it back-to-back promotions to secure a path to the Championship.

Citing the likes of Wrexham as inspiration for their ambitions this season, the club believe they can be a second-tier side this time next year.

However, that same eagerness and determination to make it up at the first time of asking is not necessarily shared by the fans in the Cowshed.

Asked in our poll where fans thought Dons would finish, nearly half of the votes cast suggested they would be happy with a top-half finish.

@Dons_Hamid said he would be happy with a spot outside the play-offs for their return, while Harry said: “Somewhere in the 5th-10th bracket, I see us having an extremely slow start then picking it up around late October. Still think we need 2/3 more league one experienced players to go for autos. We should stick by Warne if we don’t go up imo as Derby finished 7th in his first year.”

Both @StanleyUTF has predicted a lot of draws on the club’s return to the division this season with a prediction of 9th-12th, while @mark_l04 said if the club can sign three more players, specifically a keeper, full-back and another forward, a top eight finish is on the cards.

Jamie Greig and Dale Tyler though were a little more optimistic. The pair admitted Dons have a difficult start to the campaign, with games against the likes of Huddersfield Town and Leicester City, but feel if Dons are in the top half in the run up to Christmas, a strong January window could set them on course for a promotion push.