you cant just take chelsea out of it and then assume because you are second now that you would be if they were not there.... thats dumb. use your brain.... if chelsea werent bought, then its likely we would have got a minimum of 4 points from them this season (as the story usually went). and on that basis we would be above you and this sort of thing can be applied in many places....

it is impossible to say ifs and buts and be so assured...