Walsall co-chairman and former owner Leigh Pomlett at the League Two club's Bescot homeImage source, Shutterstock
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Boyhood Walsall fan Leigh Pomlett first joined the Saddlers board in 2010

ByGed ScottBBC Sport England

Walsall co-chairman Leigh Pomlett has given a powerful response to the independent State of the Game report by suggesting some clubs "beggar belief" in the way they operate.

The revelation of the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) in its first report that 94% of clubs made losses in the 2025-26 season suggested the majority of clubs were living "on the edge of financial disaster".