I've not read many of these and certainly don't recall reading them during "darker" times recently. Knowing Dave (not personally but as a writer) since the late 80's, I would guess that he made light of the trials and tribulations with a slant of humour that perhaps didn't reflect the true agony that we were all suffering.
This piece reflects the feelings of the masses perfectly. Oh to be able to look forward to watching our team play again, oh to be able to go to a game with hope and expectation again. The article puts this across perfectly.
If I were to be critical, I would probably disagree that we dominated the game from start to finish but that takes nothing away from our first half performance, which was very good.
Keep em coming Dave.