I do not know who you support. But you refer to City fans needing some validation. Which is rather derogatory and speaking down to a person. Our trophy cabinet was empty for decades. We were not winning anything after previously winning the league, and a European cup winners cup. Just relegation after relegation. But now, the cabinet has something in it, and we are loving it.
If somebody has a different opinion to me, that is fine. But when another thinks that only their opinion counts, as if that is absolute truth, I can only smile and go back to polishing the silverware.