Franksidebottom I too followed City down and down again, I too was at the 2-2 draw against Liverpool that relegated us out of the Premier League, I too was at the Brittania that fateful afternoon we won 5-2 and still went down, I too was at Wembley 99 and Ewood Park the year after. You have missed my point.
In four years City went from being a topflight team to a third level side and back again.
Pompey, Stoke and Burnley hadn't been topflight sides for decades - believe me this makes a difference.
And finally Manchester is a far bigger place than either of the three mentioned so of course we will always get better support.
Stop belittling other clubs and making us look arrogant. It's certainly not the City way.