I'm dunno about the grateful bit for mid-table: we're now a club where 17th is success; from the ownership to the boardroom to the coaching staff to the fans that run on the pitch in celebration of it.
A decade ago 7th/8th could have been another year of stagnation or glass ceiling, now it's a pipe dream. Any manager taking this side to a mid-table finish would have a stand named after him (or at least a chippy in Wavertree).
Bottom line is, subject to a run of defeats, Dyche isn't getting sacked. Not with 34 games to go and 102 points available, when we'll probably only need a third of those. If we're bottom 3 come January, he's gone. If we're not, it's "job done so far" for another season. That is the only ambition at EFC these days.