Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew refuses to make any rash predictions after a successful summer market.
Pardew is guarded against promising an instant return on their £40 million outlay.
"I don't like setting targets myself with the team," he said.
"What we do also need to understand - and I know people are saying it's desperate that I need a fast start after what happened at the back end of last year - is that I think that's going to be difficult because we have got a lot of new players.
"So I am kind of preparing myself for an even start, if I am honest, and to get stronger as we go along."
