'We are going to be a part of football's future' - newly appointed regulator the new chairman
Sheffield Wednesday's current difficulties are seen as a "major concern" and the new football authority is looking to gain the ability to investigate clubs in similar circumstances, the recently named head the official has stated.
In a wide-ranging interview, Kogan, who was named to the position this week, voiced concern towards supporters of the Owls.
The chairman convened with four supporters' associations connected to the Championship side this week.
The team have been experiencing difficulties in multiple areas in 2025, with the club failing to pay players on time on several different times, including in September.
"Evidently Wednesday represents a serious issue for football authorities and a substantial concern for English football," Kogan told.
"Sheffield Wednesday is one of the iconic names for football in England and this week we have met supporters' organizations.
"Our aim is to acquire the ability... which will allow us to have Wednesday and comparable cases referred to us if they warrant scrutiny and acted upon."
Monetary Issues and Proprietorship Status
Wednesday's embattled owner the current owner stated during the off-season he would be open to selling the club at their home ground, but he has not been able to secure a deal with prospective buyers.
Delayed salary payments on time in March and May led to sanctions by the English Football League (EFL) in June, stopping Wednesday from completing any transfers or loans for the next three transfer windows, although the ban was rescinded in late summer.
Official's Viewpoint
The chairman stated: "Our role exists to serve the supporters of Wednesday, other clubs in similar situations where fans are dedicated to a local institution that has existed throughout their lifetimes in many cases.
"I fully appreciate Sheffield Wednesday, as I do for each organization that since 1992 have gone to the wall, or approached financial ruin, for factors unrelated to the followers."
When asked if the regulator could force an chairman to relinquish a club if they are judged inappropriate, Kogan said: "Should the inquiry concern 'would we intervene in the final instance?', the reply is once we collect the information and know what's going on, we will."
But Kogan stressed that requiring chairmen to relinquish clubs would be treated as a "last resort" and the authority would rather to collaborate with owners.
"Our least desirable course of action is begin intervening in an specific team, an particular chairman, without being able to work with that chairman to fix the issues that the club's facing and the chairman's encountering," Kogan said.
"However, realistically, when you look back over the history of the game, over the recent generations there have been particular chairmen, few in number, but particular people who have shown negligence in the way which they've been managing their organizations and finally refuse to accept accountability for the coming years."
Wednesday followers have been protesting against the team's chairman during the current campaign
'If we get it wrong, extraordinary progress vanishes'
The chairman convened with representatives from 110 clubs to detail the scope of the authority recently and stated it constituted a "proactive meeting" with a "high level of engagement" from the National League to the Premier League.
"The role holds considerable importance, because should mistakes occur, if the football community fails, the extraordinary progress that's been made could disappear incredibly quickly," Kogan said.
"Such an outcome is universally undesirable in the terms of English football is a huge success story - we need to continue the progress.
"There's an enormous amount of money entering the sport and has come into football for the last 20 or 25 years, because there are no assurances it will continue to come into football, which is among the factors explaining I think we have to adopt a precise perspective on risk and of course, of the next two or three years."
Premier League Concerns
The Premier League opposed the establishment of an oversight body because of apprehensions regarding adverse consequences on the elite division's competitive balance, but Kogan said: "I'm absolutely committed to the success and growth as an economic entity of the Premier League.
"I of all people understand the worry about compromising the division as a high-quality offering of this country. But at the same time, if you consult with top flight officials after today's meeting, they would have had a significant degree of comfort -and, indeed, they have been informing us confidentially they have a high level of reassurance."
Partisan Associations
The chairman continues to confront a "comprehensive investigation" by the public appointments commissioner after he revealed he contributed money to the opposition group in 2020.
The 68-year-old contributed funds to government minister the minister's leadership bid, along with that of the government leader.
"I've been completely open about my former ideological connection [with Labour], and that party membership ceased the day the official body endorsed my nomination," Kogan said.
"I am presently disconnected from any type of partisan engagement."