Ash Taylor insists Kilmarnock aren’t within the Premiership to make up the numbers this season.
The Rugby Park centre-back was used to excessive finishes and European soccer at Aberdeen and he received’t accept scraping by means of this time period.
And though he's adamant they’ve not mentioned particular targets, it’s clear Taylor himself desires to lookup somewhat than down heading into Saturday’s season opener towards Dundee United.
The 31-year-old instructed the Kilmarnock Normal: “As a participant you don’t wish to accept simply participating, as a squad we aren't simply right here to participate in a league.
“We wish to have a profitable season and if that’s pushing for the highest six then so be it.
“We’ve probably not mentioned aspirations for the season but. I'm positive we'll sit down and determine what we wish to do that season however as gamers we wish to simply do in addition to we presumably can.
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“It was so tight final 12 months on this league. It confirmed simply how aggressive the league will be.
“Loads of groups within the backside six may have made it into the highest six, it’s a kind of conditions that we take a look at that with optimism and we'll attempt to go up and do properly.”
A troublesome season awaits final season’s Championship winners and it couldn’t get a lot tougher by way of begins with Killie taking up final season’s top-six sides of their opening 5 matches.
Nonetheless, Taylor is relishing that uphill activity and added: “There’s no higher method to have it actually; thrown straight into the fireplace.
“You wish to be examined towards the highest groups within the league, and if you happen to come out of that doing properly, then it’s an excellent signal for the remainder of the season and also you’d then hope to place a run collectively."
“I wouldn’t have it another approach, you wish to put your self towards the highest gamers and the highest groups, I'm positive all the boys are trying ahead to it.”
He added: “The squad is shaping up properly, I feel the gaffer continues to be attempting to get a pair extra in to assist us as properly.
“It’s a squad recreation, the larger and the higher the squad we have now the higher, enjoying within the Premiership is demanding.
“Something can occur, and while you consider accidents it’s necessary to have a squad that may cope.
“If we get a pair extra in that may assist us alongside the way in which then that will be very best and we are able to simply concentrate on that first league recreation.”
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