Sunbury Fox

Since we got relegated we've lost Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes, Castagne, Evans, KDH, etc. Our currently contacted midfield options are Winks, Soumaré and Hamza, plus a few kids. And our only PL proven striker will soon be 38. I would say we are way off having enough.

The transfer links so far make it look like we're building a Championship team for the 2025/26 season and writing the coming season off. Spending as little as possible and banking the dirty PL cash to try to reset the club financially. I'm not sure we have why choice tbh.

To think we have Wright, Scriven, Handscomb and Rahane to come into the Championship XI for the remaining Champo fixtures is exciting. Will we also be able to keep Goldsworthy on loan for the remaining fixtures too, I wonder?

The realisation of how bad our financial situation is becomes clearer with every passing day. Another depressing link.

The number 6 for Slovenia looks a great CB. Plays for Udinese and is only 25. Could be worth us looking at.

France have barely been better than England despite a similarly star-studded team, but still expect them to sneak home tonight. Mbappé v Faesy should be interesting!

What's the view on whether this has been bad batting or good bowling in helpful conditions?

The batting line up looks thin for this match.

So, we will have Rahane and Neesham playing for us in the remaining Blast games and then the One Day Cup, instead of Handscomb and Mulder?

Agree with all this but the bottom line is that our negotiating position is so weak. Rudkin is certainly inept but Henry Kissinger would struggle to get a good deal in the current circumstances. Other clubs know we need at least £25m by the end of the month and Brighton have exploited that desperation brilliantly from their perspective, to knock down the price significantly whilst getting an unwanted player off their books. If the only £25m+ deal on the table for KDH includes Jakub bloody Moder then, sadly, we probably have no choice but to accept it. I just hope doing this ensures that we do meet PSR rules because I wouldn't put it past our high quality executives to have miscalculated somehow.

Because people would rather get £35m straight up for KDH than only £25m and a crap player who will add nothing to the squad but a body.

Out of interest why does an Arsenal fan care about any of this?

Given the news about KDH and Moder tonight, it's like we're being trolled by the media too.

Our only hope is that Chelsea gazump Brighton. I assume we're only taking Moder as a makeweight because that's Brighton's take it or leave it offer for KDH and they know we are desperate. What's even worse is that we'll do this deal and still breach PSR again next year anyway.

To think we couldn't get anyone to pay a penny for Youri Tielemans with 1 year of his contract left and yet Brighton are getting the equivalent of £10m for this joker.

It's a shame that we can't just take the PL's dirty cash for getting promoted and then resign from the PL before the season starts and rejoin the Championship. Having to go through 38 games of being embarrassed week in week out to get the same end result is going to be painful.

People saying Moder is a full international so he must be good. He's managed a mighty 1 goal and 0 assists in 15 games for Poland as an attacking midfielder. Genuinely wouldn't have been excited by this signing had we still been in the Championship. Every time you think things can't worse, we get yet another reminder how far we've fallen so quickly.

It's actually worse than I thought. No goals or assists in 17 games last season as an 'attacking' midfielder. Wow.

Can't think of him doing anything memorable in his time with Brighton.

Moder is bang average and never been a regular for them. This deal screams certain relegation

Moder is pants let's be honest. We are heading for a Sheff United style season. Imagine 3 years ago that we would lose our best player to Brighton whilst picking up unwanted trash from them in return. We should have asked for cash only.

Do Chelsea do any scouting beyond us and Brighton? Getting ridiculous now.

That is spot on. Only difference is that unlike Rodgers, Southgate is trying his best; he's just incompetent.

Sorry, forgot that! Not liking how ultra defensive England players are being in response to the very justified criticism.

What is the question when the answer is the headless chicken Conor Gallagher? So, we're sticking with no width on the left, a lack of progressive passing from CM and Foden being played out of position. FFS.