Totally agree with you; this would be much more fun if people just discussed on the forums a bit more :) I learnt a lot and made a lot of friends around here like that during my first time in BB.
As for your season goals, I am sure you will be the best team to fight during the play-offs, so you shouldn't find much challenge in this league :/
My plans for the season are mostly as the last one; expanding my arena and focusing on training, leaving aside competition so far. After all, it's long-term planning that keep you economically alive here, and I don't find it excessively boring to prepare for the long run. Plus, I might try to go homegrown this time, and maybe who knows, helping out the NTs in the process, haha!
Sorry I took a bit to reply; I'm not used to see much activity! Good luck tonight (lol, just kidding; you don't need it!) and merry Xmas!