'We will play a key role in football's future' - independent football regulator the new chairman
Sheffield Wednesday's persistent issues are seen as a "significant problem" and the new football authority is looking to gain the ability to examine team situations in similar circumstances, the newly appointed chairman the regulator has stated.
In a wide-ranging interview, Kogan, who was recently selected, voiced concern towards the club's followers.
The regulator engaged with four supporters' associations associated with the football team this week.
The Championship side have been experiencing difficulties in multiple areas in this season, with the club failing to pay players on time on five separate occasions, including in September.
"Obviously the club has become a significant problem for EFL and a significant problem for football," the regulator explained.
"Wednesday stands as one of the great brands for English football and in recent days we have met fan representatives.
"We're now looking to get powers... which will permit us to bring Sheffield Wednesday - and other clubs referred to us if they warrant scrutiny and dealt with."
Monetary Issues and Ownership Situation
Wednesday's embattled owner Dejphon Chansiri indicated in the summer he would be open to selling the club at the stadium, but he has been unable to finalize an agreement with potential new owners.
Failure to pay player wages on time in spring months resulted in restrictions being imposed by the league officials in summer, preventing the club from carrying out any recruitment activities for the subsequent signing windows, although that restriction was lifted in late summer.
Authority's Position
Kogan said: "Our role exists to serve the supporters of Wednesday, teams facing challenges where fans are dedicated to a community organization that has been part of their lives in multiple situations.
"I completely understand the team's plight, as I do for all the clubs that over recent decades have faced collapse, or nearly ceased operations, for causes separate from the supporters."
When asked if the oversight body could require an proprietor to divest a club if they are judged inappropriate, the regulator answered: "Should the inquiry concern 'would we intervene in the final instance?', the answer is once we gather the evidence and understand the situation, we will."
But Kogan stressed that requiring chairmen to relinquish clubs would be viewed as the ultimate measure and the authority would rather to cooperate with proprietors.
"Our least desirable course of action is start getting involved with an specific team, an particular chairman, without being in a position to cooperate with that proprietor to address the issues that the club's facing and the chairman's encountering," Kogan said.
"However, realistically, when you examine the past of football, over the last 20 or 30 years there have been certain proprietors, a small minority, but particular people who have shown negligence in the way which they've been managing their clubs and ultimately refuse to accept accountability for the coming years."
Sheffield Wednesday supporters have been protesting against the current proprietor this season
'If we get it wrong, extraordinary progress vanishes'
The regulator engaged representatives from 110 clubs to lay out the remit of the regulator on Wednesday and stated it constituted a "forward-thinking discussion" with a "high level of engagement" from the grassroots to elite level.
"This position carries substantial significance, because should mistakes occur, if the world of football gets it wrong, the remarkable development accomplished necessary will vanish rapidly," the regulator warned.
"Such an outcome is universally undesirable in the context of the English game is a substantial accomplishment - we must maintain momentum.
"There's an enormous amount of money coming into football and has been invested for the last 20 or 25 years, because certainty is lacking it will continue to come into football, which is part of the rationale behind I think we have to adopt a precise perspective on potential dangers and naturally, of the next two or three years."
Top Flight Apprehensions
Elite division representatives objected to the creation of a regulator because of fears of a negative impact on the Premier League's sporting equality, but the chairman responded: "I completely endorse the achievement and development as an economic entity of the top division.
"As someone who appreciates the apprehension regarding damaging the division as a high-quality offering of this country. But concurrently, if you consult with top flight officials after this week's discussion, they would have had a significant degree of comfort -and, in fact, they have been telling us in private they have a high level of reassurance."
Partisan Associations
The regulator remains subject to a "comprehensive investigation" by the Commissioner for Public Appointments after he revealed he contributed money to the Labour Party in recent years.
The 68-year-old contributed funds to Culture Secretary the minister's leadership bid, along with that of the government leader.
"I have been entirely transparent regarding my previous political affiliation [with Labour], and that ideological connection terminated the day the official body endorsed my nomination," Kogan said.
"I currently have no participation in any type of partisan engagement."
