Regarding Nick, he's admitted he finds December hard because his wife died almost 3 years to this day.
His rhetorical towards City, and the downward spiral of his career coincided with this. His age also points towards a mid-life crisis. There's no intimidation by City. It's all in his head. The only thing he has left is this case. His colleagues used to respect him for genuinely good work in football but even though they all coordinated attacks on City I think even they realised Nick was deranged with us. He attacks ANY City fan on that platform and blocks any retort.
REgardless of the result, I just hope he finds joy in his life as it's clear he's a deeply sad man right now