The premier league was created to guarantee success for a select few affluent clubs.
The idea behinds the PL wasn't to have a free for all, or, to provide a level playing field for clubs lower down the pyramid.
There was always the promise of other clubs breaking into the top three (which became the top four) but it soon became clear this was only a pipe dream.
Blackburn managed it in 1995 after a significant financial investment, and the senior shareholders within the PL were delighted to see that their success was just a one-off, and normal service resumed.
This was the golden goose for the premier league, because the promise of success for all was a reality, while simultaneously keeping the top four status quo firmly fixed in place.
MCFC came along and have irrevocably changed the dynamics of the premier league, and they hate us for it.
So as long as we're perceived to have the audacity to dine at their top table, we will be castigated by those in the media, while our rivals are lauded over. This is why the double standards from the media are off the scale. Of course there are other geopolitical reasons behind this too, not to mention a large dose of racism.
The British Press and the broadcasting media have stuck their flag in the ground, they've decided that any enemy of MCFC is a friend of theirs.