After losing to Blackpool in last season's League Two Play-off final, Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale will be looking to help the Grecians go one better in the 2017-18 campaign.
However, it won't be easy for City as the 2017-18 edition of League Two promises to be incredibly competitive.
All four teams who were relegated last season Swindon Town, Chesterfield, Coventry City and Port Vale are all capable making a big impression, whilst the two promotion winners from the National League Lincoln City and Forest Green Rovers definitely won't be there to make up the numbers.
Whether the Grecians are able to emulate their achievements of the 2016-17 season it will depend on whether or not they can fill the void left by Ollie Watkins' £1.8million move to Brentford. Watkins netted 16 times in 52 appearances in all competitions.
Nevertheless Tisdale has so far retained the services of last season's leading scorer David Wheeler and Tisdale will also be hoping that Reuben Reid can improve on his 13-goal haul of last season and emulate the 20 goal-a-season returns of his Plymouth Argyle days.
Reid's former Pilgrims' teammate Ryan Brunt also gives Tisdale another attacking option after completing a successful trial spell in the close season. Jamaican international winger Joel Grant travelled in the opposite direction to sign for Argyle.
Arguably City's highest profile summer signing has been the returning Dean Moxey who proved that Wayne Rooney wasn't the only player making a return to his boyhood club over the summer.
At the age of 31, Moxey, who has appeared for Derby County, Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers since leaving St James Park in 2009, will bring a high level of experience to the Grecians' squad and will surely prove to be an excellent role model for the next generation of Exeter youth products.
In: Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers), Luke Croll (Crystal Palace), Ryan Brunt (Plymouth Argyle)
Out: Ethan Ampadu (Chelsea), Joel Grant (Plymouth Argyle), Ollie Watkins (Brentford), Bobby Olejnik (Mansfield Town), Jamie Reid (Torquay United - loan), Toby Down (Dorchester Town - loan), Max Smallcombe (Bideford - loan), Tom McCready, Connor Riley-Lowe
Signing of the Summer: Dean Moxey
Wayne Rooney's return to Everton from Manchester United may have made all the headlines this summer but Moxey's return to the club where he began his career could prove to be no less influential. His experience gained from several seasons playing at Championship level will no doubt serve as an asset to Tisdale. He will be looking to add to the 196 appearances he previously made for City, and he will also be hoping to add to the two promotions that he won in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 campaigns.
Player with something to prove: Ryan Brunt
After missing the entirety of the 2016-17 season after damaging his cruciate knee ligaments when playing for Plymouth Argyle against Barnet in March 2016, Ryan Brunt is looking to get his career back on track after joining the Grecians. Brunt scored 13 times in 57 appearances for the Pilgrims and has netted for City already in pre-season and will be looking to playing for regular first team football again - possibly alongside former Argyle teammate Reuben Reid.
