The arrival of Robinho, the Brazilian winger from mighty Real Madrid was to give Chelsea performances the suprise element that would turn potential draws into dramatic victories.
Sadly for Kenyon and Co, the suprise was on him.
Manchester City joined the megabucks clubs and within hours had scuppered Chelsea's signing of Robinho.
But can we blame this all on ill-fortune?
Clearly Chelsea and Real Madrid's valuation of Robinbo were never in tandum.
Reports leaking out of Stamford Bridge suggest that each time the Blues met Madrid's valuation, the Spanish giants upped it again - very naughty one might think.
But this did not stop the club from alerting the player of their intention to sign him and quite possibly afford him the information about what they were going to pay him - er... very naughty.
So what we had in the end was two clubs who clearly don't get on and who were doing their best to protect their own interests - they both took their balls home in a huff.
I'm sure had the clubs talked to each other in a friendly and transparent manner the ill-fated deal could have being put to bed within days rather than the weeks it dragged on to.
Obiviously Chelsea were unaware of the huge investment in Manchester City at such a late stage. They were confident they would win out and Madrid would relent.
It did not happen, Chelsea lost out and Scolarl will have to make do with his limited attacking options.
Just what Roman Abramovich makes of this debacle remains, as ever a mystery.
Chelsea supporters are united in thinking we cannot have our club humbled like this again.
Chelsea's ambitions for global domination means a global audience for this humiliation.
And what of Chelsea's response to all of this?
Nothing, nada - zilch.
The contempt the top brass have shown once again to their fans is beyond belief.