Sorry about that. Didn’t realise it wouldn’t open.
Here’s a relevant part that shows a particular angle being explored;
This is an unprecedented period of
dominance and, in that context, it’s unsurprising that supporters of other clubs have to find their enjoyment in whatever way they can.
And it’s not just the Premier League — City tend to hoover up the domestic cups as well. In the past decade, only seven English clubs have won a major trophy (the Premier League, domestic cups or one of the three European cups). In the previous decade (2005 to 2014), that number was 10. It was 10 from 1995-2004, too, and 13 from 1985-1994.
Essentially, it’s getting harder and harder for non-elite clubs to win anything, let alone the Premier League. Though an honourable mention for Watford, who nearly added to that tally of seven when they reached the FA Cup final in 2019… a final they lost 6-0 to Manchester City.
It goes on about the reasons fans look for any consolation when ultimately they themselves can’t compete.
Then it ends with this;
The weirder thing in all of this is not how much Spurs fans wanted to revel in Arsenal’s misfortune — that’s totally to be expected — but how little feeling City engender in rival fans. As the dominant team in English football, one would expect them to evoke a mixture of hatred and begrudging admiration. As Manchester United and Liverpool once did. Instead, there’s generally a numbness towards City or, often, actually an appreciation for the useful role they perform in denying teams that fans of rival clubs actually care about.
When you take a step back, the situation is strange. A league that prides itself on competitiveness will almost certainly, by Sunday, have been won by the same team for the last four years and six of the last seven. Oh, and that same team is facing 115 charges for alleged breaches of Premier League rules (which they deny).
I’m not sure how accurate the description of indifference towards us is and although a lot more objective, it still manages to get a different slant on the competitiveness of the league/lack of competitiveness argument.
Poor old Spurs can’t compete, so the best comfort they have is Arsenal not winning either.