'It's unfathomable' - Dyche wants towels banned

""They have towels on the sidelines. I can't work that out," Dyche said in his post-match news conference. "Nothing against Brentford. It's the rules. How can a home team be allowed to decide if they have towels on the sidelines or not?" Premier League guidelines state that towels can only be used provided they are made available to both teams at all times. Dyche's complaint is that, in effect, the away team have no real say in the matter -"

"Dyche said: "Why not in the Premier League, just go, no towels, just get on with the game? It just adds in another layer of things for us to talk about and for us to worry about. "Just say no towels. Dead easy, isn't it? It's not rocket science. Why make it more complicated? It's unfathomable to me." Image source, Getty Images Dyche further criticised delays to the game caused by setting up for throw-ins."

Sean Dyche wants towels banned from Premier League sidelines to reduce time-wasting at long throw-ins. He objects to home teams effectively deciding towel use despite guidelines requiring towels be available to both teams. Brentford's Michael Kayode was observed repeatedly using a towel before launching throws into the Forest penalty area. The EFL banned towel use to dry a ball before the 2023-24 season. Dyche said towels add layers of delay and organisation by turning throw-ins into set-pieces. He also criticised the time taken to set up for long throws. The average Premier League throw-in time was 15.6 seconds two seasons ago.

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