In answer to your question, I’d like to think most fans will be looking in an upwards direction rather than be worrying about relegation every year, let alone being a yo-yo club. But the first and most critical thing is making sure we survive this season. If we do, I’d say the next step is to avoid a relegation battle next season (23/24), the season after aim to finish mid-table or lower top half (24/25), then consolidate this before edging upwards towards trying to qualify for Europe consistently. I see this being a slow process of improvement, but always going in an upwards trajectory. If we can skip any of these steps, it’ll be a bonus.
As with every Evertonian, I’d love to see us winning trophies and challenging for/winning the title. But realistically, when are we going to see that happen next?