Might also depend on the makeup of WelNix currently.
I worked with one of the owners seven or eight years ago (no idea if he's still involved) and he said it was a mixed bag, some of the owners were very passionate about the club and wanted to grow it to be huge and were keen to build stadiums and bring in marquees, others (like the person I worked with) saw it as something more philanthropic and wanted it to break even but he had other expensive hobbies which took more of his attention (think he won the Melbourne Cup).
Rob is great, and there's no understating how much effort and money he's put into the club and what he means to it, but he probably errs on the more pragmatic and practical side rather than the big brash side.
As above, it would be interesting to know who's in WelNix currently because there was some serious money in the consortium at the start through the likes of the Henry Tait/the Todd family (who sit on the NBR rich list) but also through HRL Morrison co who manage funds worth billions.
It's also interesting that the owners aren't as visible as they once were, you'd often see some of them in the stand or buying rounds in a bar with the fever, and you'd think in a championship run they'd be quite involved.
I guess after Gareth Morgan called the Yellow Fever Pathetic and called Patrick spoiled (or whatever it was) he was asked to keep quiet (if he's still involved).
I worked with one of the owners seven or eight years ago (no idea if he's still involved) and he said it was a mixed bag, some of the owners were very passionate about the club and wanted to grow it to be huge and were keen to build stadiums and bring in marquees, others (like the person I worked with) saw it as something more philanthropic and wanted it to break even but he had other expensive hobbies which took more of his attention (think he won the Melbourne Cup).
Rob is great, and there's no understating how much effort and money he's put into the club and what he means to it, but he probably errs on the more pragmatic and practical side rather than the big brash side.
As above, it would be interesting to know who's in WelNix currently because there was some serious money in the consortium at the start through the likes of the Henry Tait/the Todd family (who sit on the NBR rich list) but also through HRL Morrison co who manage funds worth billions.
It's also interesting that the owners aren't as visible as they once were, you'd often see some of them in the stand or buying rounds in a bar with the fever, and you'd think in a championship run they'd be quite involved.
I guess after Gareth Morgan called the Yellow Fever Pathetic and called Patrick spoiled (or whatever it was) he was asked to keep quiet (if he's still involved).