Loss Leaders

Carling Cup holders. Reigning Premiership Champions and this season’s runaway leaders. An estimated £240 million spent on players since 2003. A record loss of £140 million, comfortably eclipsing last year’s comparatively feeble deficit of a mere £88 million. Roman Abramovic…

It’s easy to see why Chelsea are so successful. Makes you wonder why other clubs don’t give it a go.

The snag is that according to reports Peter Kenyon is planning to spoil it all. He reckons they’re going to break even by 2009-10. Break what?