Chelsea are all over the place and flagging; they're 6pts ahead of us, but we have a game in hand. If we beat Burnley, the gap is down to 3pts, and the pressure is well and truly on.
4th place, and hopeful Champions League qualification, alters our position over the summer dramatically, both with our sponsors as well as our attraction to a higher tier of talent. It may also be our only hope of retaining elite talent - he who shall not be named.
Now, our squad is threadbare and a number of key players are out and shouldn't be relied upon even when they return, not only that, our bona fide starters are in need of some rest (Fred, Maguire, in particular) and rotation, otherwise, it won't be a surprise if they join those out on the treatment table. Essentially, we're in a precarious position with a thin squad bearing a load that cannot possibly be a surprise if it burns them out.
There is all kinds of talk in the transfer forum of this transfer window being a rouse in which we may well not sign anyone to aid our waning squad - whether you believe that or not is entirely up to you. Perhaps three signings are being lined up, unbeknownst to us... perhaps none are, but, my thread header pertains to what you think the club will do in relation to the predicament we find ourselves in where that 4th place that may well have looked unassailable just a few games ago, is now very possibly a seriously viable target once again.
It's said on here that the club and our M.O. is to react to situations rather than prepare for a multitude of eventualities, so, in this instance, does the carrot of CL football, and all that it brings, procure any kind of reaction from the powers that be, or do you believe whatever was set in motion prior to Chelsea's floundering is still set in stone?
As fans, most of us are going to say we should be going for broke and putting all the chips on red/black, but that's not how business works, however, in this instance, risk/reward and the stakes being played for are tremendous, aren't they? The knock-on effect of us being a CL club is worth a fortune, so with all this said, what is your take on what we will do?
4th place, and hopeful Champions League qualification, alters our position over the summer dramatically, both with our sponsors as well as our attraction to a higher tier of talent. It may also be our only hope of retaining elite talent - he who shall not be named.
Now, our squad is threadbare and a number of key players are out and shouldn't be relied upon even when they return, not only that, our bona fide starters are in need of some rest (Fred, Maguire, in particular) and rotation, otherwise, it won't be a surprise if they join those out on the treatment table. Essentially, we're in a precarious position with a thin squad bearing a load that cannot possibly be a surprise if it burns them out.
There is all kinds of talk in the transfer forum of this transfer window being a rouse in which we may well not sign anyone to aid our waning squad - whether you believe that or not is entirely up to you. Perhaps three signings are being lined up, unbeknownst to us... perhaps none are, but, my thread header pertains to what you think the club will do in relation to the predicament we find ourselves in where that 4th place that may well have looked unassailable just a few games ago, is now very possibly a seriously viable target once again.
It's said on here that the club and our M.O. is to react to situations rather than prepare for a multitude of eventualities, so, in this instance, does the carrot of CL football, and all that it brings, procure any kind of reaction from the powers that be, or do you believe whatever was set in motion prior to Chelsea's floundering is still set in stone?
As fans, most of us are going to say we should be going for broke and putting all the chips on red/black, but that's not how business works, however, in this instance, risk/reward and the stakes being played for are tremendous, aren't they? The knock-on effect of us being a CL club is worth a fortune, so with all this said, what is your take on what we will do?