Crewe Alexandra boss Lee Bell says his squad should not have "any ceiling" on what they want to achieve this season and next despite missing out on the League Two play-offs.
Although the Alex cannot finish in the top seven, they could end the season in ninth place if they win their final two matches - away to Chesterfield on Saturday and home against Cambridge United on 2 May - and other results go their way.
Not counting the Covid-shortened season in 2019-20, that would only be the third time Crewe have finished in the top 10 in the last 10 seasons in League Two.
After scoring 64 goals so far, if they can net six in their last two matches, that would be their highest return in any division since 2010-11, and two wins would give them their highest points total since they won the League Two play-off final in 2011-12.
"There's still some good targets. We could reach 72 points, the highest in so many years, and goals scored," Bell told BBC Radio Stoke.
"It's not about just turning up and hoping you can get through the next 10 days. The fans will demand that our players don't do that."
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Bell added: "Ultimately, it's down to where you finish in the league and what points you can get. But it is getting tougher.
"We work on the real bottom end of the budget and that gap between where we operate and where the other teams operate is getting bigger every year."
Bell said he has had an initial chat with technical director Josh Kennard over plans for next season and a meeting with the club's board is scheduled to review the current campaign.
"We've spoken about the plans Josh has been working on and what it might look like," Bell said.
"[At] the meeting with the board, we'll hopefully get what budget we'll be working with and then the plan will really come into action because we want to keep some of the players that are here. It'll be important to tie that end up as quickly as possible."
Bell said the main thing he would like for 2026-27 is "more depth" to his squad.
"Imagine if we didn't have to release anybody but we could still add three, four professional players. That's what I think the next step is but we'll have to see where we're at with it at the end of April," he added.
Bell said the likely limited nature of his budget will mean he will again have to be inventive with signings.
"You have to bat smart, not be trigger happy right at the start of the transfer window," he said.
"I know people, as soon as the football is finished, that's what they're after. We have made some really good signings in the past but we'll try to get the best value for money.
"No-one's naive enough to think that players don't think about what could be if they get promoted. They shouldn't have any ceiling.