How much do you know about the aims, objectives and powers of the Independent Football Regulator?
CAST has prepared the following short quiz to test your knowledge and, being generous people, we have included a document (below) produced by the Football Supporters Association in which, with a bit of intrepid searching, you can find the answers.
Or, if you prefer, just wait until next week when we will publish the answers.
1. The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has jurisdiction over which of the following?
a) All clubs in the Premier League and the EFL.
b) All clubs in the Premier League, the EFL and The National League (but not North & South)
c) All clubs in the Premier League, The EFL, The National League (but not North & South) and
The Women’s Super League (but not Women’s Super League 2).
2. Which of the following is not a key objective of the IFR ?
a) Protecting and promoting the financial soundness of individual clubs.
b) Protecting and promoting the financial resilience of English football as a whole.
c) Ensuring that competitive balance is maintained in English football.
d) Safeguarding the traditional features of English football that matter most to the fans and
local communities of clubs.
3. Each club will be allocated a named IFR supervisor who will be their point of contact. Will this
person also have a direct relationship with fan groups of the club?
4. Clubs will need to apply for and be granted a licence to compete and a provisional licence will be required from the 27/28 season. There are three overarching threshold requirements which must be met to be granted a licence. Which one is missing from the following list?
a) Appropriate financial resources
b) Appropriate non-financial resources
c) ??????
5. Will fans have a veto over changes to “heritage items” - eg club colours and crest, club name,
where home games are played?
6. Will the IFR have the power to impose a deal on how money is distributed between the leagues?
7. Will existing owners, directors and senior executives have to be approved via the IFR Owners,
Directors & Senior Executives Test?
8. When is it planned that the IFR will take over responsibility for sporting sanctions (eg points deductions) ?
a) 2027/28 season
b) At some point to be confirmed
c) The IFR has no responsibility for sporting sanctions.
9. Will clubs have an obligation to consult with fans about ticket prices ?
10. Will clubs have an obligation to consult with fans about the strategic direction of the club?
All the answers can be found in this excellent document produced by the Football Supporters Association:
But, for those who prefer a simple life. we will publish the answers next week
Photo of IFR Chair David Kogan is copyright of the IFR