Brighton and Hove Albion are the only club in the Premier League or Championship rated “regulator ready” by a damning new study.

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 Culture, Media and Sport.

Brighton bounce

The Fair Game Index says just four full-time clubs are what it describes as “regulator ready”, with Brighton joined by League One AFC Wimbledon, League Two Cambridge United and N

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