I know it sounds like a long time, but give it another 10-15 years, and I think the media will have to change their tune.
Our grandson is 11, lives in York and is Blue through and through. There was never any chance that he would ever support another club; his Nan (with a little help from me) ensured that. Pre-takeover, it’s almost certain that he would have been the only City fan in his school. However, four or five of his classmates are also City fans.
I'm sure this isn’t an isolated example, so the number of young Blues in the whole country must be much higher than it was in 2008. If we continue to be successful for the next decade or more, the fan base will only grow.
If the British sports media continue with their current anti-City bias, they are going to piss off a very large portion of its potential listenership/viewership/readership.
I therefore believe that before too long, we will receive much more positive coverage than we have for the last 13 years.