Liverpool legend Craig Johnston has proposed the implementation of a “football big bash” to improve skills and increase interest in the sport.

Johnston believes his “digital format of the sport” appeals to a new generation of football fans immersed in the technological age.

Johnston says his format revolves around players getting as many touches as possible and executing their skills at a faster pace.

“We need to make the game more interesting and more exciting,

“It’s a new format for the sport that’s six-a-side, four quarters, rotating subs and sin bins,” Johnston said.

Johnston believes youth development in Australia is “going backwards at an alarming rate” due to not enough “kids playing [football] often enough.”

“A football back in my day was the toy of the day and now you have Playstations…that’s where it’s at,” Johnston said.

Johnston suggests the A-League teams feature in this competition which is “based on the arts, crafts and skills of the game.”