It's believed the two governing bodies have been in talks in recent days with FFA successfully convincing NSW to axe the idea and go back to a winter competition.

FNSW recently told au.fourfourtwo.com that the move to summer would hopefully improve crowds and grounds and was a "significant" sea-change.

But it's believed the FFA review into competitions across the country found that it was better to have all states play in unison across winter - leaving summer for the A-League.

It's believed the 2011 NSW league will kick off a month later than usual in late March. 

More to follow...