Grass roots English football in 'parlous' statepublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 18 October 2018
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The Wembley deal is off, Fulham owner Shahid Khan has withdrawn his £600m offer, which would have resulted in a big investment in the lower levels of football in England.
"I think it's a massive concern that it's off," said Mark Palios, a former chief executive of the FA and current chairman of Tranmere Rovers.
"It's the biggest issue that faces the FA at this point in time - that is the state of grass roots football within the country. That's despite the fact that over the last 18 years there's been roughly about a million pounds a week being put into the game. But it's still in a parlous state."