Bristol City remain a riddle under Nigel Pearson, or at least a puzzle in which there are several opinions over how it should look but no defining solution other than perhaps time.
At times thrilling and inspired, then maddeningly bad and disorganised; sometimes in the space of a single week. We still don’t quite know what they are as a team, although it feels as if we’ve witnessed every possible version of what they could be.
Such uncertainty - both good and bad - naturally leads to debate and with the World Cup now having kicked off and Championship teams having a breather, it’s a time to reflect and gauge opinion and expectations.
