By what measure isn't he?
The club has been a success on and off the field, the list of what they have achieved in four years is astonishing and the impact on the New Zealand sporting landscape huge.
Sure the last 6 weeks haven't been superb but his legacy is four years not 6 weeks.
If City win the Champions League final & The EPL this year, does that make them successful owners, or just a bunch of muppets with 1/2 a Billion they can afford to piss up a tree?
Surely success comes from sustainability, not just the ability to spend up large?