Reasons to be positive -
1) We have/will qualified for the Champs League again.
2) Qualifying for the CL is now taken as red every season.
3) The club is very well run. Khaldoon and Co have proven that City are not just toy to play with.
4) The club has a lot of money.
5) Despite the above, City fans remain grounded IMO - never forgetting where we have come from.
6) We - on paper - have a good squad with the ability to change things financially. Players not deemed up for it are saleable assets. No more getting stuck with players like Wayne Bridge.
7) We won a cup. 5 years ago just a trip to Wembley would have been a pipe dream.
8) Last 3 seasons we have finished 1st, 2nd and maybe 2nd/3rd. It does not read too badly in a highly competitive league. This is not the Scottish Premier or Bundesliga.
9) City are becoming a global brand.
10) Whatever his shortcomings Pellers has built a happier squad. Bullies do not always prosper as manager. Jose is no bully nor is Rodgers. There are examples for and against but the performance in the final against Wigan was more a protest than a bad day at the office.
11) We have a great youth set up with a manager who will probably step up to the top job at some point.
12) We are no more a yo yo club struggling to buy and sell, who wheel out Tony Book, Buzza etc ( god bless them all) to remind us that we won a League Cup in the 70's. We are here and now a force. The press may not recognise it but do we need their attention? We are going nowhere, we are ambitious and we will strive to improve. Abu Dhabi want that, Txixi wants that, the fans want it, and soon ALL the players will want it.