while most of the journalists and part time bloggers/twitter warriors posted on this thread are 100% weapons, there is something to be said for a certain amount of bias in reporting or live commentating. these people are essentially in the entertainment industry and therefore the product they are supplying to their demographic needs to be interesting and entertaining.
having a realistic commentary or point of view on city recently would not make for excitement or entertainment for neutrals are the underdog fan boys. we have raised the level of play in this league and other teams are struggling to catch up. the game yesterday showed the gulf in class between 1st and 8th in the league at the moment, but the distance between 3rd and 10th is not that far apart. 1st and 2nd in the league this year have raised the bar to new heights, almost to an unrealistic level.
the commentator getting over giddy at a half chance from Watford is trying to drum up some emotion from the viewers, simple as that. i've been that viewer in the past and have cheered on the underdog, because back then that is what City were in those games, and i had genuine affinity with other teams in our situation.
certain leanings towards liverpool winning can be understood to some degree because of the human aspect of them winning it after 30 years. it is a bigger story to sell. bigger story = more clicks and therefore more cash. lets be honest here, those journalists we talk about are not in the industry for the love of the game only, they are in it for the same reason we all go to work. sometimes its a bonus to do a job you love and get paid while you're doing it.
unfortunately, some of the bottom feeding journos out there are in a frenzy to get the negative slant on City out to the general public via the entrenched whipped up jingoism from our nearest challengers in red. they see a customer base ready and waiting for their "product", and give them what they want in spades to get their attention and clicks. it is lowest common denominator journalism for a new generation of 3 second memory goldfish swimming in a sea of red.
when the red teams are performing, and even when they are not performing, they still warrant more attention because, at present, they have a larger pool of fingers clicking the stories.
tl;dr = pundits/journos are in the entertainment game and pander to their biggest cash cows. it wont change anytime soon.
