From Kenneth Paal to Ryan Alebiosu and Felipe Caicedo, no one will be more pleased than manager Nigel Pearson that he won't need to entertain any more speculation regarding Bristol City at least for another few months.
It started off with a bang with Mark Sykes the first to make his way to the Ashton Gate roof. Relatively unknown having joined from Oxford United as a winger on a free transfer, topics of debate quickly started doing the rounds.
Could he cut it in the Championship? Where would he fit into the system? Will Pearson switch up his formation to play wingers? There were understandable unknowns but what was abundantly clear was that there would be no more shopping in Harrods this summer.
