Rovers have started their Barclays Premier League campaign well, and are unbeaten in their first five matches. They are now regarded as a genuine force in the league, and Hughes wants his team to continue living up to its enhanced reputation.
"The aim at the beginning of every season is to win something," he said. "But we're acknowledged as one of the better teams in the Premier League, and people are actually talking about us in those terms. That's something new for us, something we have to get used to, which raises expectations.
"I've always subscribed to the view you should work to those expectations, not try to dampen things down and hope to over- achieve. Fans want to believe there's a chance of winning big games, winning silverware."
"Sometimes there can be false dawns, but I just sense with this group of players we have now that the next step is to try and win some silverware if we can."
Hughes believes the current squad is the best he has ever had at Ewood Park. He added: "I think that's acknowledged by most people.
"We've good depth, good quality of players who can come in, so I have the option of rotating the squad if I feel the need to. I've not had to do that up until this point, but it's the first time the option has been open to me since I've been in charge. That shows the strength we have this year."
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