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The principles have been included to ensure that the regulator takes a balanced and proportionate approach when choosing a proposal. It is important to consider not only the financial sustainability and resilience of the football pyramid as a whole but the independent commercial interests of each of the leagues. Once the panel has made its decision, it must make an order requiring the relevant leagues to distribute revenue in line with the chosen proposal. The backstop mechanism will be evidence-based and objective to ensure that the proposal with the largest quantum is not necessarily always the one chosen. The design strives to strike the fine balance between ensuring that the key issue of financial sustainability is addressed, while remaining an industry-led process, as the final proposal chosen will ultimately come from one of the leagues.