Makes me hate them and Roman Abramovich even more. Demba Ba was a quality long-term(ish) sort of player for us but, due to their huge financial power, they were able to acquire him for peanuts (to them anyway) even though everyone, including Chelsea themselves I'm sure, could see that he was nothing more than a stop-gap signing.
Basically, they fucked one club off one of their best players for their own short-term success, mainly thanks to their money power.
Fuck off Chelsea and Abramovich, you fucking cunts.