West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has hit out at the government’s plans to introduce an independent regulator into British football.
On Wednesday night, it was confirmed that a new independent regulator will be introduced to stop English clubs from joining closed shop competitions (such as 2021 European Super League plans), preventing repeated financial failings at clubs, introducing a more stringent owners’ and directors’ test to protect clubs fans, give fans power to stop owners changing a club’s name, badge and traditional kit colours, and ensuring a fair distribution of money filters down the English football pyramid from the Premier League.
The news has been well-received by most in the world of football, but those thoughts are not echoed by West Ham’s co-owner Sullivan.
