This is of course all absolutely true. I do hope that the past gives us some small perspective and we don't end up like Arsenal fans moaning about being third/fourth/fifth in the Premier League (fat chance!), but there will always be relative to the context things that you think the club are...
The obvious thing to suggest to the OP is that if you want a saccharine sweet view of all things Albion, stick to the club media outlets - that should keep you happy. But it's not what NSC should be about (although the hand and influence of club PR is fairly apparent even on here in recent years).