Bad season ? Get a grip. Disappointing season yes, but how on earth can it be described as 'bad' ? We're in the FA Cup semi with an eminently winnable fixture against an apparently de-motivated Arse. We're 4th in the table and looking at everyone's fixtures we look good to finish third.
We've got the look of a team that's going forward into the future with hopefully more good young players coming in this summer.
Bad season ???
Let's face it, it was never going to be easy this year but let's get things in perspective - in my long years watching City, this has been anything but a bad season. If we had taken half the chances we have missed it would have been an incredibly successful season yet it would only have papered over the cracks that Pep has clearly got to fill.
Too many people expected Pep to offer a quick fix. Conte at Chelsea was different - he didn't have as many ageing players to sort out, nor European football to contend with.
As far as I'm concerned next season will be the real test, not this one. If we win the FA Cup and qualify for the CL again then this season will have been OK by me.