There is a lot of talk around targets and plans at football clubs, and this season, Wycombe’s aim to get back to the Championship has been set.

Rob Couhig and Gareth Ainsworth have ambitions of returning to the second tier of English football with the manager being the more cautious of the two.

The future of the club is already being mapped out by Mr Couhig, with a new training ground talked about, the development squad looks to be the focus moving forward.

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He said: “I’m not a five-year plan guy.

"I’m 72-years-old, so a five-year plan might not involve me.

"I like to plan in two to three years and I know what I can do this year.

“The development squad is the real strength of this place and in my two to three year plan, those players will have a great role.

"We will be self-sustaining financially and we will be competing in the Championship and after that, Pete and I have talked about it whether you go for it or not.”

However, the boss knows the competition will be tough with the financial power of some of the other clubs in the league, but he hopes the experience of last season will help for a promotion push.

Ainsworth said: “It would be great to be in the shake-up at the end of the season, that is something we have to say.

"It would be great to be in there.

“There are some huge spending teams, I think there are budgets that are eclipsing Championship budgets.

“Ipswich have seemed to been given an endless purse to get up and Wigan again have seemed to have found some cash.

“Portsmouth and Sunderland are always strong so it would be great to be amongst that and to talk about Wycombe Wanderers in that group is brilliant, so that’s the target to stay with the pack”.

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Rob Couhig has said the club have been preparing this season as if they were a Championship club, whilst discussing with Ainsworth in what direction he wants the club to move.

Last season ended with disappointment for Chairboys fans but after an impressive second half of the campaign, there is optimism around the club.

Mr Couhig added: "When we sat down with Gareth, we made this commitment that we may not be in Championship but we are going to be a Championship club.

“Everything we do at the stadium and training grounds is going to be at a Championship level.

“We are going to make sure everything for our fans is at that level, the players will be treated that way. “

“Gareth said you do that and I’m going to give you a Championship club.”

The Chairboys will kick-off their campaign this Saturday as they hope to get off to the perfect start against Accrington Stanley.