The Football Governance Bill, which will establish a first independent regulator for the professional men’s game in England, is currently making its way through the House of Lords before being debated by MPs in the Commons.

The bill was recently branded a “waste of money” by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy recently warned peers in the Lords it is “not acceptable to use parliamentary procedures to try to block” the bill.

The Premier League has expressed concern that a regulator would have “unprecedented and untested powers to intervene in the distribution of [its] revenues”, and that it would negatively impact competitiveness and investment.

“As the legislation stands, we’re OK with it,” Bullingham said.

“We can support it because we think it only focuses on financial regulation. Our position all the way through has been that if it focuses on financial regulation, helping the small number of clubs that need support to make sure they are financially sustainable, then we think that’s a good thing.

“If it starts going beyond that then that’s where we would get uncomfortable, as would Fifa and Uefa.”

Another issue pertinent to fans is increasing ticket prices, with the Football Supporters’ Association’s ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ campaign calling on the Premier League clubs to freeze prices for the 2025-26 season.

When asked if clubs should be listening to fans on such issues, Bullingham said: “It’s incumbent on all fans to have that good relationship with their clubs and vice versa. We certainly have a good relationship with our fan groups and make sure that we listen to them on key issues.”