Genuine Title Contenders??

8 goals in 3 days. Playing without Fernando Torres......and 4 points clear of Chelsea (at least until their game against Fulham is over).

Title contenders?? Maybe but let's not lose ourselves in all that euphoria. All we wanted was to be challenging for the title at Christmas. We are now leading the table. It has been a fantastic start to the season but we are only half way there. We can't slacken and lose concentration especially when we expect a stronger challenge from Man United in the second half of the season. Chelsea will still be at least one point behind us, provided they beat Fulham at Craven Cottage (they are currently trailing by 1 goal).

The team is playing well and confidence is high. That can only be a good sign going into 2009. Whether we are genuine title contenders or not, let's just not speculate or lose ourselves in that discussion.

3 points every game. That's the objective from now till May next year.