A range of new proposals have been unveiled by the Football League in a bid to address issues raised by the government last October regarding the governance and financial regulation of football clubs.

Chair of the Football League, Lord Mawhinney, outlined a number of changes in a letter to culture secretary Andy Burnham that the organisation believes will ensure that it continues to be at the forefront of efforts to enhance the game. Among the proposals is the abolition of the domestic transfer window to improve competitive balance, which the Football League argues will require government assistance to implement because world governing body FIFA "remains implacably opposed to relaxing the current regime".

The Football League is also planning to introduce a transfer ban on clubs that fail to keep up with tax payments, while Mawhinney has also put forward the idea of a joint television deal with the Premier League in a bid to stabilise the existing financial disparity between the two organisations. A new home-grown rule is to be introduced throughout the Football League from the 2009-10 season, which will ensure that every club selects at least four home-grown players in their matchday squads.