The Lions boss is looking for continuous improvement and to stop making relegation dramas

NEIL Harris says the main objective for Millwall next season is to avoid any relegation drama that overshadowed most of the previous campaign.

Harris returned to the club for a second spell at the end of February with the Lions in serious danger of relegation.

He successfully steered the club to safety thanks to a big improvement in form at The Den and some memorable wins on the road, including a 2-1 triumph at eventual promotion winners Southampton in his first game back.

But battling the drop zone isn’t exactly an experience he wants to endure again, preferring instead to rediscover the kind of cup success that was a regular feature during his initial tenure in the hotseat.

Harris said: “I think the fans would like to see a bit of stability and an interesting cup run if possible. I haven’t had one in a few seasons.

“The ideal for me is that we would definitely like to be better than we were last year.

“This doesn’t just become a league position because ultimately 13th in the Championship is a great league position for Millwall Football Club.

“The club has been very fortunate over the last ten years to have had huge success in League One and then the Championship. We want to continue this.”

Five consecutive wins have secured Millwall an eventual respectable final position in the table, although Harris is keen to point out that there are many things to consider when assessing what constitutes a decent season.

The boss said, “How do you define success? Does it go to league position? Sometimes it is.

“Is this to bring in younger players and develop our own players?

“There’s a part of that, too, that I’d like to do next year.

“For us there are a lot of elements to how we’re going to measure success next year.”

Harris added: “For me, it’s about making sure it’s not like last year where the club was looking over their shoulder for the most part. We don’t want to do that next year.

“We want to be steady, we want to go forward and then continue to build the building blocks that we have started in the last 13 games from the first day of this season.

“I want to see the team progress and ultimately we want to be better.”