Towels in games should be banned

[Elite_Pie]

It's not tampering with the ball though, if anything, it's returning it to its original condition.

Maybe, but then the next step will be a towel brought on for every goal kick, corner or free kick. I suppose we could go to 'stoppage time + towel time'. Perhaps the best solution would be to make any player who feels the need to use a towel carry it around with him on the pitch at all times. I wonder how popular it would be then?

[magpie_mania]

Maybe, but then the next step will be a towel brought on for every goal kick, corner or free kick. I suppose we could go to 'stoppage time + towel time'. Perhaps the best solution would be to make any player who feels the need to use a towel carry it around with him on the pitch at all times. I wonder how popular it would be then?

I think it should be stopped too, just pointing out that it isn't tampering with the ball as in cricket where it damages the ball.

Rory Delap used to wear a shirt made of towelling under his shirt when he played for Stoke.

[Elite_Pie]

I think it should be stopped too, just pointing out that it isn't tampering with the ball as in cricket where it damages the ball.

I know what you're saying, but because of the break between deliveries in cricket a bit of a scratch or polish on the way back to the bowler doesn't waste time. In football my gripe isn't with the condition of the ball, more the time wasted drying it when it should be in play.

[uysapie]

I know what you're saying, but because of the break between deliveries in cricket a bit of a scratch or polish on the way back to the bowler doesn't waste time. In football my gripe isn't with the condition of the ball, more the time wasted drying it when it should be in play.

You could also argue that there should be a time limit on taking throw ins and that refs enforce the rule that the throw in is taken from the point where the ball went out of play. P!ssed of with 10 yards being gained.