This is a strange reply, I can only assume you read my posts as pessimistic. Therefore I've edited it for you for accuracy, you're welcome.
The optimism is knowing your team has a very likely chance of winning a flag, watching the footy is a bonus.
Respectfully CB - if you actually think your posts are realistic you are mistaken.
When you fear we will never have luck on our side ( because that’s what history shows) then that is pessimism not realism.
Realism would be to acknowledge that bad luck is random, serendipitous and neither predictable or controllable, BUT most importantly nothing to fear as an ongoing blight on a club.