Pre-season is very nearly upon us with transfer activity in the Championship likely to step, and Thursday’s fixture release date a timely reminder of just how close the 2022/23 campaign is.
With Bristol City due to report to the High Performance Centre next week ahead of a European training camp, preparations are well underway. Robins manager Nigel Pearson, of course, remains in the market for new additions as he looks to tweak his squad in the hope of drastically improving on last season’s 17th-placed finish.
The same is true across the division and such is the financial parity - parachute payment clubs aside - of much of the league, the same clubs are targeting the same players which makes for a fiercely competitive market.
