Juan Sebastian Veron, Mateja Kezman, Adrian Mutu, Hernan Crespo, and Damien Duff are just some of the players regarded as failures at the Bridge, whose combined transfer fees reached a staggering £62.9 million.
How can that kind of spending be sustainable?
What should trouble Chelsea fans the most is the longevity of their squad. Nine of the current first team are over 30 years old. So in less than five years another squad will presumably have to be assembled by current boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
So will that possibly mean another transitional period, where a dip in form and results is likely?
The Chelsea board have shown what can only be described as a ruthless attitude in pursuit of footballing glory. An example of this comes in the statistic that they have had four managers in six years.
Despite Claudio Ranieri initially leading Chelsea to their best ever finish in the 2002-2004 season, he was deemed unsuitable to take them to the next level.
Jose Mourinho was arguably one of the most successful in the history of the club, yet Chelsea parted with him after tensions rose behind the scenes.
More recently, Avram Grant took Chelsea further than they've ever been in the Champions League, and to their best ever finish without actually winning the EPL—and still got sacked.
Is it not an issue when the board are willing to sack proven and capable managers who don't immediately deliver what they expect?
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