One small step for Nigel Pearson, one giant leap for Bristol City. Well, not quite as the historical implications of the Robins finishing mid-table in the Championship are not quite grandiose as the origins of that quote.
However, while it may seem an underwhelming league position in a vacuum (of which space is, of course), it still represented a definitive shift forwards for the club. They bettered their points total, goal difference, goals scored and goals against of the previous campaign and despite threatening to do so on a few occasions, were never in any real danger of relegation.
More academy players were integrated into the first-team squad, the wage bill was further reduced and Nigel Pearson successfully navigated some very choppy waters around December to create a new sense of calm, the Robins go into the summer with a feeling of optimism and excitement.
