Owner Roman Abramovich has tightened the belt at Chelsea, which he needed to do, but the trick for all teams who want to stay on top is that you should always try to improve every position when you get the chance, irrespective of the player, his reputation or his position.

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IdeaWorks made queries in March for travel dates spanning June through October, and selected itineraries that always included a Saturday-night stay with travel on each airline's top 10 routes under 2, 500 miles and 10 busiest routes longer than 2, 500 miles in order to evaluate availability in each carrier's strongest markets.

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