...come on, does anyone think NW - in his last hurrah for that record 8th promotion - didn't get a commitment from the owner about a war chest for the January window if he's got the club in real contention at the end of the year?

And I reckon Vincent will be happy to oblige:-

He will remember (like we all do) the Wembley visits that first whetted his appetite;
He now knows how football works - yes it's a gamble but he's invested so much already and stayed on board, he'll want to be proved right;
And he will then be able to sell the club on to his Chinese friends at a big profit and bow out with honour as originally intended.