Wilkinson, who is now chairman of the League Managers' Association, also blames a lackofstability at the top of the FA for the failure to bring more youngsters through in greater numbers.
In November, a Tunisian court rejected a request to release al-Mahmoudi and decided to extradite him despite arguments from his defense team that the lackofstability in Libya means he would not have a fair trial, according to Tunisian state news reports.