You'd be hard pushed to make a case that their success this season is down to that. They've got good players and a manager that has wrung the absolute best out of all of them.
Clubs like ours (and the Premier League in general) want you to think it's all about money but it isn't. Of course it helps but there's nothing (other than fear and defeatism) to stop a club like Newcastle doing what Atletico Madrid have done over the last three years - both are a very similar size in terms of stadium and revenue. Get the right manager and go from there.
Bang on. Rodgers has them playing very well. And that's it.
Why can't we appoint a manager capable of implementing a style of football & some belief from the players consistently?
Yep, it can be done. It is difficult but that's part of the fun of it.