The Dons play Celtic tomorrow with the Parkhead club having already wrapped up this year's title - but Aberdeen have beaten them twice already in 2014.
Aberdeen have also won the first silverware of the season, and chairman Stewart Milne vowed to find the funds to aid their chances of challenging Celtic in the coming years.
That pledge was made in the euphoria of March's open-top bus parade when 80,000 fans lined Union Street to celebrate the League Cup final success.
In the cold light of day the Aberdeen manager believes Celtic will remain untouchable in future title chases unless more clubs match Milne’s ambition.
He said: “I think the chairman had to say that in front of more than 80,000 people.
“He is obviously delighted with what’s happening at the minute, from the response from the supporters and the city to what the players are giving each week. We can look ahead with a lot of positivity and confidence but it’s about maintaining the momentum on our side of it.
“However it’s not just our responsibility – it’s up to all of us to try to narrow the gap. We don’t know what the budget is for next season but no matter what it is we know that Celtic will win the league again.
“They would need to have a really poor campaign to even get close to them – which isn’t going to happen under Neil Lennon.
“They’ve got a good manager and a squad that is geared up to win the title.
“Everyone else will be doing what we can to make it as competitive as possible. I am confident we can keep improving. But we can’t be arrogant given our position in recent years. We hadn’t been in any finals or even been in the top six for a number of seasons.
“All we can do is work hard with good players, and hopefully keep recruiting well by adding quality players.
“It would be foolish to make any predictions.”
Source: The Scotsman