You're assuming an investment budget of £0. And unless you are wealthy (ie would be willing and able to spend £1.35 million over 3 years), no you couldn't. On the other hand, I'm pretty confident that given a council-built state of the art stadium and a team that had just been to Old Trafford, that I could have matched the performance of Hull board over the same 3 year period.

I do look at Widnes - they are a very good comparator. They were rescued from administration by a wealthy benefactor in 2007. They have have a lovely, but rarely very full, stadium that was built in partnership with Halton Borough Council, where they host their Championship and NRC fixtures. All of which reflects rather well on the Stewardship of NH, IMO.

The team has done well and that has been crucial making the club more than mere SL makeweights. In fact many clubs use the performance of their team as an important metric of success.

You ask how I can say he has done a good job. Well look at where the club were when he started and look where they are now. I'm hardly a lone voice in the wilderness on this

It's a matter of public record.

That may be true for Rovers, [igoing forward[/i, but the fact 11 teams (I'll discount Bradford's very small loss this year) are losing money, shows that clubs are often not viewed as a business, were profitability is paramount. They have often been and will likely continue to be a way for wealthy men to get their kicks, [iin many cases[/i.
The link you seem to be making between the losses and NH's keeness to get one over on Hull, is a false one. They are not linked. Signing Cooke added quality to a squad struggling against relegation and Dobson was hardly a luxury signing - we need a SH and he has turned out to be a good 'un. If it hadn't been them, it would have been somebody else on a similar wage.
As for the businessman/fan approach - whichever works at the time. If the club needs to tighten its belt in coming seasons, so be it. A period of consolidation after one of rapid growth would not be the greatest hardship.

How many sporting clubs break even? Most of the premiership football teams don't. Any one putting money into a team will not expect to get it back; If you can find someone else to share the expenditure the that's what you'll try and do.

really..not sure that is the view by your board..Celtic not happening though he turned it down

Taco Bell? Henry Akinwande, the former WBO World Heavyweight champion? Silicon Valley?

Sorry...

Catalans have enjoyed a successful period, [itoo[/i.

Is that your point?

Link for the bit in bold?
At some point he will want to pass the reins on, I'm sure. It must be a very demanding job and being just a fan will no doubt be easier and more fun. At that point he may, along with Crossland, stop pouring in cash - and then the club may very well have to operate as break even business, at least.

One can only hope you show much more professionalism in your so called important position