I guess we have different pain thresholds ;)
well when you get to the point that you've lost so many times, particularly at home, in one season that when the Rags turn up to ours you not only expect them to win but just have the season "urgh...whatever" and realise that the sheer pain and hurt that was experienced in those games under Mancini (and that's not a Mancini point, just about where we were as a club trying to slay the giant) has just gone, you just realise how far detached you've become from the club in its current guise and how so many little things they've done badly in the past few years has added up for me to reach that conclusion.
I remember being furious on here at any defeat under Mancini, because they were rare and we had a point to prove and there was hunger, passion, desire and I was caught up in it. Now I'm "fine, just another one, oh well", that's not increased wisdom, that's just not caring as much anymore. (and yes I was a numpty mardarse, and still am at heart, that's the point).
The changes since the end of 2013 (although they were in motion the year before) have just gradually put that gap between fans and club in my eyes, and thus you get to the point where you don't even feel a twinge of sadness or disappointment at losing last weekend, being knocked out of the CL or not winning yesterday. It has become so predictable and so ingrained that it's become "urgh whatever", just like before this era it was ingrained that I'd have a complete meltdown if we'd had a week like this 3 years ago.
I hope Pep brings that old feeling back, and I hope the club realises its mistakes. But Pellegrini is Nike, global appeal but just plain unattractive, initial outrage at the bad elements which just erodes into apathy. I want more identity, I want more Umbro (not literally as impossible obviously), and I want more City. Feel this season I've been watching the wolf in grandma's clothes. It's a lack of effort I haven't really seen since Samaras and co. jogged around under Pearce in his worst days.
