In a joint statement, the Football Supporters' Association (FSA) and the National Federation of Supporters' Clubs (NFSC) said: "We recognise the importance and value of the educational and welfare work that the PFA do with the money. This work should be continued, developed and properly financed."
Malcolm Clarke, the FSA chairman added: "This issue should be considered in a wider context. It is a completely separate issue from that of players' wages. This should be an issue of the different ways in which the massive increase in television revenue could be used for the development of the game."
The PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor this week rejected the lastest offer from the Premier League which was rumoured to be about £10m ($15m/B16m), £1.2m ($1.7m/B1.9m) more than the original offer, but still a far cry from the £25m ($37m/B40m) the PFA is asking for.
If no common ground is found between the bodies then high profile players including David Beckham and Ryan Giggs have threatened to strike as early as next month.
