"They should" — Daniel Farke's message to Leeds United fans on targets for new Premier League season — YEP 20/8/26

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By Lee Sobot

A message from Leeds United boss Daniel Farke to supporters.

Daniel Farke has issued a message to Leeds United’s fans on targets for the new Premier League season with a guarantee about his side.

Farke’s men will begin their second season back in the country’s top flight with Saturday’s clash at Nottingham Forest, ahead of which Farke has declared the initial aim is to get to 40 points and ensure top flight survival for a second year.

Farke, is hoping that new goals can be set if and when that objective is achieved and has absolutely no qualms with his team’s supporters dreaming big fresh from a brilliant second half of last season and strong set of results over the summer.

The Whites boss also said he can guarantee that his side “can't wait” to represent their fans and the club’s famous shirt over the course of the 2026-27 campaign.

Speaking at Thursday’s pre-Nottingham Forest press conference, Farke was asked if he had a general message for the club’s supporters ahead of the new season and what they can expect.

"They should dream big,” said the Whites boss.

"They should be excited, they should enjoy, they should think about unrealistic targets because this club has suffered so long anyhow.

"So come on, enjoy the moment, enjoy that we had a pre season where we had many, many good results, enjoy the new signings, the new announcements anyhow.

"We try to fire them even more a bit up with some more good news hopefully in the upcoming days.

"We have a great, great team, we have a great team spirit and we have a group together that really works to represent this white shirt.

"We probably won't be flawless and perfect in every moment but together with them we can achieve a really good season.

"This is what we want to do and I can guarantee that my players can't wait to represent for our supporters the shirt and to feel this unity on the pitch again."

Asked earlier what the aspirations were for the new season, Farke said: "First of all it's also important to start as well as possible into the season and to also keep in mind where we are coming from and also to keep in mind what the past has told us.

"The past has told us that to add a second solid season on Premier League level is difficult and especially for a promoted side the second year after promotion.

"Let's be honest, in the last years the first year after promotion was a big hurdle anyhow and we were together with the Sunderland the first team who has broken this curse last season and we were very happy with this.

"But also in the past very often the second year after promotion was difficult because the first rhythm is a bit away and expectations are a bit higher and perhaps some players don't have a point to prove any more and this is a very dangerous year.

"So for that our first and foremost target is to achieve 40 points and to make sure that we earn again also the right to stay in the best league in the world and to add another solid season.

"This is the first target we concentrate on and if there is more to achieve then it's step by step but we stay quite humble and realistic and we know that a difficult season lies ahead.”

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