A victory over Bournemouth was the cherry on top (pun intended) of a pre-season that really couldn't have gone much better.
The Robins' undefeated pre-season campaign could have been derailed by Scott Parker's Premier League opponents who announced a strong starting XI as they looked to generate their own momentum in what is expected to be a long and difficult campaign in the top flight.
Unfortunately for them, City were up for the challenge, eager to maintain confidence and an impressive run of form heading into the Hull game next week. We know we shouldn't read too much into pre-season results and performances, but compared to the two games against Bournemouth last season, there's no doubt City are in a much stronger position.
