Quote: Staffs FC "it might put a stop to this ridiculous advantage that particularly wingers are getting in the game these days - at least in TV games.'"
I wonder what the "these days" thing is all about though? Flat attacking lines for sure mean that a whole host of passes are much more marginal in the modern game (just look at footage of the 1985 cup final to see how deep teams used to stand).
The current 10 metre pitch markings though must surely be a factor also in simply highlighting passes which travel forward relative to the ground, creating the erroneous impression of them being a "forward pass".