At least they realised what a short-sighted, and how long-term dangerous the MON approach was.
We paid top 6 wages and got top 6 finishes. What was short sighted , it seems, was that the club / owner couldn't afford even that. Not sure how that was the then Manager's fault, but it is a urban myth that continues to be peddled in order to suit the owner's agenda.
It's not that the owner couldn't afford it. It's that we as a club can't afford it. If top 6 wages is taking up 80% of our turnover then that's not completely Randy's fault is it? You could argue that it's his fault for not making AVFC a "bigger" name which would bring in more revenue, but it's not exactly an easy thing to do without signing star players or having Champions League football. But he had a crack at the Champions League and he and the manager he trusted failed.