With respect, Steve does the deals and the financials but he doesn't identify the players or influence the manager and tell him who to buy etc.He is not a scout !

At the end of the day, it is the manager who selects potential signings and then allows SP to do the rest.Of course money comes into it and SP won't put the club at risk.Perhaps one could go further and look at the scouting/recruitment who of course feed into the manager.