Dons boss Paul Ince says he's looking forward to a break after his first full season in management, but not before picking up three final points against Morecambe.

For Ince and his players, it's been a gruelling yet glorious campaign that's seen them secure promotion to League 1 as well as lift the League 2 title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

Dons fans couldn't have hoped for more from their heroic team, and while Ince says the season has taken its toll, the chance to finish one point short of a century will keep them going until the final whistle.

He said: "Once the season finishes it will be nice to get a break. It's my first full season in charge and it's been tiring.

"Last year at Macclesfield I only did seven months but this has been a long season.

"But I'm enjoying it, you have to when you've won a league and cup double.

"It's two milestones for the club, but it's back to work now as we get ready to try and win three points on Saturday and finish off the season nicely.

"We need to win it because I always want to raise the bar for my players. They've had a few days off to enjoy themselves but we want to finish the season on a high.

"Ninety-nine points would be a good total for us and I don't want to finish just a point in front of Peterborough, I want to be as far in front as we can be.

Dons players celebrate winning the title at Bradford.

"When I first came here, I wanted to put Milton Keynes on the map, we've done that while making a bit of history along the way so it's been a fantastic season."

It's been an historic first season for Ince in Milton Keynes, with the former England captain already securing himself a place in Dons folklore after guiding the club to unprecedented success.

And the Dons boss says he's been made incredibly welcome in the new city since his arrival last summer, starting with his boss, Chairman Pete Winkelman.

He said: "Me and the Chairman have a fantastic relationship, we get on well, we're both ambitious and we're on the same wavelength in what we want to do in the game.

"The fans have been awesome to me, they've taken me under their wing and I can't say anymore about how fantastic they've been.

"Everyone involved at the club from the tea lady to the local press guys have been involved in creating what's happened this season."

With promotion and the title wrapped up, the Dons chief admits he has already cast his eye to next season and additions he'll need to make to his squad to mount a challenge in League 1.

While that will mean new faces coming in, Ince's reshuffle will also result in some departures which, while admittedly difficult, the Gaffer says is part of his job.

He said: "Next season has already started for me because you have to start looking at players, who's coming in, who's going to go and you start building for next year.

"As soon as I knew we were going to get promoted, you have to get in there before other people get in before you.

"We've got five or six targets for next season but, at the same time, people will have to go. That's the football environment we're in.

"We have to grow as a club, but it's hard when you've just won a league and cup double to say players aren't good enough to go up to the next league. It's hard, but it's part of my job.

"We've got players that are out of contract and even the players that have a year left are not guaranteed to stay at the club.

"They have to maintain their standards and keep impressing me because what we've done this year has made us an attractive club to play for."