Interest shows we're doing things right - Johnson

"We don’t want to lose players. We are in a great position, not only for this season but we are building as well for next season.

"We are still a club that is building in all areas and we hope that if we make many right decision and few wrong ones that we will have a good chance of being where we want to be in the near future.

"We are all working very hard and we just keep going in that pursuit of excellence."

By the end of February, City will have featured live on Sky Sports no fewer than ten times this seasons, including encounters with Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City.

Asked if he was concerned about his players being in the public eye so much in the midst of the transfer window, Johsnon revealed: "You do worry about it sometimes, especially when facing Premier League sides because most top-flight teams will have a question mark against players unless they’ve played at that level.

"When they perform against players of that level you do have a little bit of panic because the question marks have gone away.

"The bigger picture is the brand of Bristol City. The fans have shown themselves in a fantastic light over the Sky games.

"I think people are potentially looking over the fence at Bristol City, from across Europe and throughout England and saying ‘that looks like a really good club to play your football’."

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