Everton manager David Moyes is pining for European football and desperately wants to bring those good times back to Goodison Park.
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The Toffees last savoured continental competition three years ago when they reached the Europa League last-32 stage, where their run was ended by Sporting CP.
Moyes' side recorded a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday to maintain their marginal grip on fourth spot in the Premier League standings after 11 games.
The Scot, who saw his former team Celtic claim a shock 2-1 win over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, admits it would be wonderful to qualify for Europe again, although he knows there is still a long way to go in the season.
"I remember when we had European football at Everton and I miss it. It was terrific," he told the Liverpool Echo.
"People say playing Thursday-Sunday-Thursday is difficult, and it is. But I miss that. Everton miss that.
"Our first target is always to be safe and then look whether there's any chance to be in top 10. Qualifying for European football would be great if we could get back to that.
"Only people who can understand what it's like to play at or be at Celtic on a night like that will know how good it was."
Moyes guided the Merseysiders to the UEFA Champions League in 2004/05 with a fourth-placed finish, and the 49-year-old was reserved in his opinion when asked if his current squad was the best in his 10 years at the helm.
"I see a different type of team now to the one which qualified for the Champions League," he said. "That team in 2005 had the ability to grind it out and could win a big game when it needed to as well. They had a lot of experience.
"The team now is more liable to go and play better and probably create more chances. But the team I have now is a really good side and they are performing well."
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