Fulham will make the trip to the Faroe Islands on Wednesday, looking to seal their place in the next UEFA Europa League qualification round.
The Whites sit in a commanding position, having recorded a three-nil victory over NSI Runavik at Craven Cottage last Thursday and the prospect of another season of European action is certainly one Aaron Hughes is hopeful of achieving.
“We said last season that we missed it after so many great experiences the year before,” Hughes told fulhamfc.com. “You miss going away and having those new experiences.
“As a player you want to have as many of those moments as you can before you finish playing. It’s something to look back on.
“It’s exciting and if we can get through these early rounds and progress – it would be difficult to do the same again but we’ll have a good go at it.”
With most other teams around the country reporting back for pre-season training this week, Fulham have already taken part in competitive action and are now in their second week of training.
“It doesn’t feel like we’ve been away, because it’s been such a short break,” Hughes explained. “I think players nowadays look after themselves a lot better than they used to. No one ever loses that much fitness and after just four weeks the lads have come back pretty fit anyway.
“It was a little bit strange having a game after just one week [of training] and still trying to have that normal first week when you’re building into things and getting up to speed. We've just have to do it a little bit quicker. Although we’ve had a little break it’s as if no one’s been away.”