Flying Pikey,
Getting onto Wings ATP back in '08 was the best decision I made. As far as I am concerned you're in the right place even if there are no guarantees.
My experience thus far is that just as overtly optimistic predictions are usually bollocks, so are overtly pessimistic ones too. It doesn't matter what people tell you about this hold pool or that. Just expect the worst, be prepared for the best and visa versa. Nothing goes to plan in aviation, that is just as often a pleasant surprise as not