Nottingham Forest coach Sean Dyche criticized the use of towels before throw-ins after the win over Brentford

Nottingham Forest Manager Sean Dyche wants the Premier League to ban towels from the sidelines after he complained about the time taken for throw-ins during his team’s match. Beating Brentford 2-0.

Dyche believes it takes too long for teams to be able to organize what are now essentially full set-pieces, especially when shooters choose to drain the ball before throwing it into the penalty area.

Brentford’s Michael Kayode was regularly seen reaching for a towel before launching one of his throws towards the woods on Sunday.

“They have towels on the sidelines. I can’t solve that,” Dyche said in his post-match press conference.

“Nothing against Brentford. It’s the rules. How can you let the home team decide whether they have towels on the sidelines or not?”

Premier League guidelines state that towels can only be used provided they are available to both teams at all times.

Daichi’s complaint is that, in reality, the away team has no real say in the matter – if the hosts want to use towels, they just have to do so fairly.

It’s a different story in the Premier League, which has banned the use of towels or anything else to dry the ball ahead of the 2023-24 season.

“Why don’t we play in the Premier League, just go, no towels, just carry on with the game? It adds another layer of things for us to talk about and for us to worry about,” Daichi said.

“Just say no towels. It’s pretty easy, isn’t it? It’s not rocket science. Why make it more complicated? It’s unfathomable to me.”