So mediocrity is what you aspire to? I get it, you just want that PL status.
West Ham won the FA cup way before us but since then have been a very average team, albeit PL status. They could go down this year but I bet their fan base would enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
I suppose to you it's about telling your mates you went to Stamford Bridge and not Craven cottage.
Then again I'm old school and saw Jock Wallace take us to the first division and jump ship, ala Maresca, Brian Little and that bloke who went to wolves, Mark Mcgee???
Man we just aren't an attractive club, even if we won the prem