EFL Match Officials adopt new approach for 2023/24 season

[Old_pie]

A rule I’d introduce is that when a substitution is made, the play resumes and the player coming on has to wait the exact amount of time it took the substituted player to leave the pitch from the moment the board goes up.

I'd rather the incoming player be booked if play cannot resume within 20secs of the commencement of substitution regardless of whether it's the outgoing player's tardiness or not.

[magpie_mania]

To be fair the EFL have made one belated but positive change:

“Clubs will no longer be permitted to use towels or other articles, including items obtained from spectators to dry footballs during matches.”

Not just Tozer, but I found it incredulous that the ball could go out of play, then we had to wait for a towel to be provided and a ball to be dried as part of normal time.

Just watching the Sheff Wed v Southampton game. Player took ages to dry the ball using his shirt, then on the Sky microphone! Would have been quicker to use a towel.