Two bright, shiny new and exciting signings, familiar faces leaving the club and Manchester City in the FA Cup, a lot has happened this week which has seemed almost like a departure from the regular churn that the Championship can sometimes bring.
But the ability to ever-so slightly detach yourself from the league campaign is probably also a mark of how the Robins are performing at present because if things were going bad, it certainly wouldn’t be so easy to ignore.
Nigel Pearson’s side are seven matches unbeaten in league and cup - yet to lose in 2023 - which is ideal form for a trip to Deepdale where they haven’t won for 12 years. February 5, 2011 was the last time City emerged from this corner of Lancashire with three points as Andy Keogh, Brett Pitman and a David Clarkson double secured a 4-0 win.
