Swansea City captain Roberto Martinez believes it's time the club returned to their glory days when John Toshack was in charge of the south Wales club and they should aim for the Premiership.
Confidence is high in some of the players ahead of the new campaign in League One and Martinez expects the team to push for a second consecutive promotion.
He said: "I'm very excited about what's happening here.
"I've had a good break, a well-deserved break and I'm ready for what will be a fantastic season. We have a new stadium and this is history in the making. We need to raise our standards, and we will."
Martinez believes the club should aim to match the achievements of the famous Swansea team of the late 1970s and early 1980s as John Toshack took the club up through the divisions.
"We nearly dropped out of the Football League three years ago, but look where we are now," Martinez said.
"I would not be happy with a mid-table position this season. We have to step up to the next level and that level is the Championship and, maybe, in a few years, the Premiership.
"We have a fantastic past and a great history at this club and we need to get back there. We left the Vetch Field last season and we all know about the tradition it had, but we aim to take that electric atmosphere with us to the new stadium, which is very impressive."
For many Swansea fans, maintaining their League One status will be the main priority, however Martinez is confident the club can go one step further and make the Championship at the first attempt.
"We'll take it day by day, but I'm very confident, we're desperate to carry on the good work that we put in last season," said the 31-year-old.
"The key is hard work and that hard work has already begun. We really can't wait for the first few games, that's when the real action starts."
"We'll be playing against better teams who have better players than last year. They will be more tactically aware and therefore we must look after the ball a bit better if we are to be where we want to be at the end of the season - but we are ready."