By now it should be abundantly clear that Bristol City’s business between now and January 31 will be minimal as Nigel Pearson doesn’t necessarily need or want to roll the dice and if there’s going to be any serious squad surgery, it’ll be done in the summer.
It’s almost cliche now but January is never an easy window to operate in, and that’s before you factor in Covid and teams wanting to keep hold of squad players, the financial landscape of City and the Championship and Pearson’s own reticence at using the loan market.
Pearson isn’t a fan of historical pointers, the past is often irrelevant and there’s a lot to be said for that mindset, however if not only to emphasise just how challenging January can be, the Robins have a pretty awful track record at this time of year.
