Bristol City resume their Championship campaign on Saturday with a run of 11 games up to the next enforced break of the season with the rather peculiar arrival of the World Cup in November.
These two blocks of 2022/23, with the first comprising 10 matches, has allowed managers to plan the season in quite clear sections, managing resources and fitness levels accordingly with each chapter offering a suitable amount of data into how they might fare.
The Robins closed off their early season schedule with back-to-back defeats at Norwich City and Burnley as the fixture computer delivered a challenging one-two punch of away days against two former Premier League sides.