The sides above us are strengthening: United about to splash £30m on Berbatov, Chelsea £40m on Robinho, and Arsenal having already signed Nasri for £13m.
The sides below are spending as much: Modric to Spurs for £16.5m, while Man City just dipped out with a £22m bid for Ronaldinho.
Meanwhile, despite so far showing a net profit on summer transfers, Rafa is still having to sell again before he can buy, and has been priced out of all but one of his prime targets.
It seems to me that our place in the top 4 is increasingly under threat from more ambitious sides like Spurs and Man City. With that in mind, do you think we will finish in the Champions League places this season or not?