Great post.
The depth of pride I feel in supporting this particular Cardiff team stems partly from the fact that we have many players that aren't household names, or have been written off by the 'experts', yet for the last two years since NW has arrived they have taken the greatest of delight in stuffing the sniffy words of their critics back into their throats.
Interestingly we've looked for the last 5 or so games as if we do have the quality to move the ball quickly and accurately up front, and I was really pleasantly surprised by the number of quality touches that Paterson provided yesterday. I expected them from Murphy, Reid and Camarasa but this provides us with an attacking threat that could well become really potent if we keep it going.
If we do confound the critics again this year it'll be one of the greatest achievements I'll have witnessed in football - possibly even eclipsing last year. If we don't then I hope we can retain the core of the team to have a good go at the Championship again next year.
Whatever happens I'm going to continue to be a happy clapper for as long as I can - though not to the extent that dml has taken things I hope...