The board is currently composed of directors who cannot hold more than12.5% of control of the club. This in contrast to the Hassall era when overall control was in the hands of a single person/family. Either we allow overall control to an individual who MAY dig deep in his pockets or may end up, like the Oldham owner, ruining the club. Or the responsibility could be shared amongst a group, as it is now at the Alex, with the idea that no one person can destroy the club BUT no large sums of money are available. We can't have it both ways.
It's pragmatism. My ambition for the Alex is for them to be Champions League winners (although reaching that ambition may have its own far-reaching consequences!). However, I am realistic enough to know that is unlikely when you consider that the population of Crewe could fit inside Old Trafford with some seats spare. So it isn't lack of ambition just realistic to understand current constraints on the club for the near future.