I'd disagree. It's the difference between the winners & losers in business. You gotta be in it, to win it. You snooze, you lose.
Thankfully our owner took the estimated £2bn calculated risk on Manchester City. By your reasoning, unless he could've bought guaranteed success with a footballing giant like ManUre, Arsenal, Bayern, Real or Barça, City were a risk not worth taking, making him one of your bellends.
I suppose history has shown whose approach out of Sheikh Mansour's & yours makes which one you the ultimate bellend...