‘Only four of England’s 92 league clubs are ready for football’s new regulator’

‘Only four of England’s 92 league clubs are ready for football’s new regulator’

The Fair Game index also found that almost half of the 92 clubs have less than one month’s cash reserves to cover operating costs

Brighton only Premier League club ready for regulator

Brighton and Hove Albion are the only club in the Premier League or Championship rated “regulator ready” by a damning new study. The research by lobby group Fair Game paints a dire picture of English football’s finances, suggesting almost half of clubs in the top four leagues are “running on empty”. It comes ahead of the full launch of the Independent Football Regulator, which is expected by December after it is weaned off the Department of Cult…