On the back of a superb comeback against Shrewsbury Town, and a run of one defeat in 12 league games, the P word has been mentioned.
Speaking to Paul Tisdale after the win on Saturday former Express & Echo sports editor Matt Bamsey asked if the players were now looking up towards the play-off places and plotting a promotion push.
As City had just moved to within three points of seventh-placed Bury – a side let's not forget that they beat in September – it was a logical question to ask.
But an audible sigh from Tisdale follows – you can hear the apprehension and caution he has towards his forthcoming answer.
If he says yes, then it will heap pressure on the players and raise expectation amongst supporters. He says no and it perhaps does a disservice to the talent he currently has at his disposal and the work those players have put in over the last three months.
You can forgive him for wishing the question hadn't been asked.
However, City have shown they can deal with pressure.
At the start of the season, they went eight games without a win and were dealing with a situation where they needed to get results.
In spite of that though they managed to pick up four victories in a row in late September and early October to lift themselves into a comfortable mid-table position.
They have since then managed to continue their good form despite Alex Nicholls, who played a key role as a loan player during their upturn in form, returning to Northampton Town. They have been playing without pressure for the last month and a half and been putting in some very good displays against Morecambe, Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town.
In fact, the only two defeats City have suffered in the last eight games have come in matches when they were perhaps under pressure to get results – at home to then-bottom-of-the-table Hartlepool United and away at Warrington Town in the FA Cup first round.
Tisdale would probably be happy for City's push towards the top seven to go unnoticed until May 2 when City sneak into the top play-off place on the back of a home victory against Dagenham & Redbridge, but that isn't going to happen.
As journalists, we are always looking at the league table to see if there is a story or an angle we can highlight to get a few decent quotes.
So on that note, how likely is a promotion push?
Well, City have managed to climb from 24th to ninth in the table in just 12 leagues games.
So with 28 games left to go this season you don't really have to stretch your imagination far to believe that City could be in the automatic promotion places by May.
However, it is easier to climb up the table if your starting position is at the bottom. If City continue their current form it might take longer for them to move up places in the division purely based on the fact that the sides above them will also be winning.
The fact that City have only climbed one place up the table despite not losing a league game in November highlights that.
And, of course, when defeats do come along the possibility of falling a few places becomes that much higher.
I have to say, looking at the play-off places now, with Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Bury and, dare I say it, Plymouth Argyle, there are four teams capable of picking up results and staying amongst the front runners. Arguably the weakest side, in terms of squad size and budget, in the top seven is Wycombe Wanderers, but they show no sign of letting up either.
However, I don't think promotion is beyond the Grecians and that is a turnaround in the way I was thinking about things at the start of this month – let alone the start of September.
I think the arrival of new signings Ryan Harley and Clinton Morrison have added to my optimism.
City have a talented, young side, but they lack strength in depth and experience.
However, if those two signings prove as successful as the two summer additions to the squad – Christian Ribeiro and Graham Cummins – then that problem is alleviated. Unfortunately for Tisdale the questions about promotion won't be.
