Well said, in every respect. The only thing I can't mirror there is the "home-town club", but I am now an STH again for the team I supported and watched regularly as a boy in Sussex in the 1960's, and have followed avidly ever since.
Methinks your comment about the possible replacement of OG by a traditional manager doth belie your name, captain Sensible.
I would have thought that, on current evidence, that is not likely to happen.
In response to the OP, I am overall fairly happy. If we did not lose the odd game here and...