Its the end of January and Cardiff City sit second in the NPower Championship table albeit by the skin of their collective white footballers teeth. I, like many other City fans would've gladly taken that position if offered to us at the beginning of the season yet many continue to grumble and complain.
This is what annoys me most about being a football fan (apart from the serial disappointment), it's the incessant negativity and pessimistic attitude that gets my goat (or is that sheep) every time i begin a serious conversation about the prospects for this dear club of mine. Now having followed football for upwards of 20 years i feel more than qualified like the rest of you armchair critics out there to dissect the latest game and bemoan that missed pass, however when this translates into the dressing room and instead of a fortress our home stadium becomes the place of nightmares this is when it has to stop.
The facts are as follows. Cardiff are in the automatic playoff places. Cardiff are signing new players in the January transfer window. Cardiff are the closest they've ever been to promotion to the Premier League. Cardiff have one of the strongest attacking sides in the UK and one of the best managers in British football at this level. What more do we want? Unless Cardiff win every game there's a torrent of abuse from the local rag (this has increased since Dave Jones stopped talking to them over a year ago) and the fans grow ever more cynical.
Wake up, smell the Clark's pies and stale beer folks. Cardiff City are on the verge of greatness, remember this. Some ACHIEVE greatness and its a marathon not a sprint. Its time Cardiff City Football Club fans all over had a new years resolution. To be positive, positive and yes you've guessed it, positive.
Let's support the boys.
Bluebird blogger.
