It's a very good piece that.
I have that 'it wasn't always like this' conversation with my son pretty much weekly when all of the kids at school who support Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs Liverpool and more latterly Man City look forward to bragging about trophies, finals, wins etc etc etc.
I told him about the Asprilla hatrick against Barcelona the other day. His face was priceless. As though it was make believe.
Part of me hates that I've done this to him. Effectively forced him into being a NUFC fan but I've done it in the blind hope that one day, just one day, we somehow get it right and return to the good old days and then I can be proud of my decision and he can be proud to say he's a NUFC Supporter.