Plymouth Argyle have been given a silver award in the 2025 Fair Game Index for making 'good progress' ahead of the introduction of the new Independent Football Regulator, which is likely to be later this year.

Niall Couper, Fair Game's chief executive officer, has told Plymouth Live that Argyle are a club 'doing things the right way, but they are exception rather than the norm'.

The 2025 Fair Game Index published today paints a potential financial doomsday scenario as almost half of the clubs across the top four leagues are 'running on empty'. The research shows that 43 clubs have less than one month's cash reserves to cover their operating costs.

The industry-leading Index, now in its fourth year, is the most comprehensive analysis of men’s professional football ever produced by campai

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