Terrace Talk: Man City - Has the roof fallen in on our expensive dreams?

At the beginning of the season, the up and down and around the corner tale of Manchester City’s adventures in European football looked like it might be about to deliver a story of such beautiful symmetry, it was compelling.
From Vienna 1970 and the rain-drenched Cup Winners Cup final to a sun-baked Istanbul in 2020 and the final deliverance of a club that has tried and failed more times than the rest have attempted to tackle a hot dinner.