St Pats certainly look like they have the potential for improving their league performance
To put some context on it, St Pats were 9 points short of a Europa League place while the Europa League qualified teams who finished 3rd and 4th in the table were 25 and 29 points respectively short of the top place.
Similarly Derry and Sligo will want to make big strides up the table
A lot depends on expectations and ambition, but it seems to me that teams other than St Pats might have bigger gaps to close if they are to go to the next level