Member

I am calling for a six-month report to the Secretary of State from the independent regulator, but I am really politely asking the Minister what the regulator will be reporting on. Will it have to forensically detach the revenue streams relating to non-footballing activities which are on the clubs’ balance sheets to give us a pure footballing revenue view so that it can be compared and contrasted on a footballing-pure basis? How will the criteria for reporting on the impact on the clubs’ finances be established? Will the regulator be expected to take a full 360-degree view of club finances both now and in the near future, or will it relate to revenues only generated by football-related activities?