Neglect of grass-roots sport, selected by Glenn Moore
The continuing neglect of grass-roots sport by Government (so much for 'the Olympic legacy') and the failure of the professional game's elite level to come to the rescue, both of the lower leagues and the parks' game. The next TV deal is £1.8bn a year, enough to pay for hundreds of 3G artificial surfaces, but still dwarfed by the £108bn budget for the NHS which has even more to gain from encouraging a fitter population.
The continuing neglect of grass-roots sport by Government (so much for 'the Olympic legacy') and the failure of the professional game's elite level to come to the rescue, both of the lower leagues and the parks' game. The next TV deal is £1.8bn a year, enough to pay for hundreds of 3G artificial surfaces, but still dwarfed by the £108bn budget for the NHS which has even more to gain from encouraging a fitter population.
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