Like any high-profile manager in any walk of business life, if the board back you with the resources you asked for then they want to see that you use them well and have a plan for doing so that takes the business forward. I've had this myself recently (even was talking to my bro yesterday in the bar before the match about it). NC is right to put pressure on but both he and AP should keep their council on the matter and not discuss it in public.
AP has had good early success and can argue that our targets were to rebuild and survive this year. But, be under no illusion that the board will want to see us dominate L1 next year from the off assuming we haven't scraped into the play-offs (and won).
I believe that AP and NC can and will succeed.
COYS.