I imagine last season's top 7 will end up this year's top 7 - the usual suspects every year. That makes 8th place the best of the rest - last year, that was us.
I cannot see this year being any different - we're in a mini-league with West Ham, Newcastle, Swansea and a couple of others, and so far this season we're better than all of them, so we might sneak a higher finish if one or more of the top 7 doesn't hit form - Spurs and Everton looking likeliest.
Either way, I'm loving being a Saint right now and am just enjoying it for what it is - great football week in, week out.