Ipswich manager Roy Keane insists he is "quietly confident" of success at Portman Road next season.
Keane's arrival has triggered a wave of expectation in Suffolk but Keane - who guided Sunderland to promotion from the Championship in his first season in management - believes the division will be tough this time around.
He told the club's official website: "We will have to deal with the expectation levels but expectation should come from within anyway, not from outside sources.
"There were levels of expectation here last season when money was spent but throwing money around doesn't guarantee success anyway.
"It's about having the right environment, the right mentality and having a little bit of luck along the way.
"I'm quietly confident we can have a good season but it's going to be tough. It's a very competitive league with clubs the size of Newcastle and Middlesbrough in there next year but maybe we can surprise a few people."
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Roy I respect you a lot a football player and manager ..... but what are you on? It will take twop or three seasons to even make the Play-off's unless you can secure good money to purchase 'on the fringe' Premiership young players or older 'over-the-hill' players to keep a steady ship. I await next season.
u'll do ok if u got 50million to spend
Hope your right
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