“Sorry for the rant,” said Sean Dyche and, fortunately on the night, the reason behind it was not damaging for his Nottingham Forest side, Igor Jesus’s first league goal earning victory over bottom club Wolves. Dyche had just finished giving his opinion on an excruciating delay of five and a half minutes for a video assistant referee review that culminated in the Brazil striker’s first-half header being disallowed.
“For the fans, that for me is miles too long,” Dyche said. “If that decision is the final one, that can be made a lot quicker than that. I do feel for fans. I don’t understand the [referees] talking to the crowd … it’s already taken for ever, just call it and get on with it. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe fans want that, but it just takes more time. Why put them under more pressure? Why put that on their plate as well? But the professional side of me says my job might depend on those decisions. So, it’s a tough call.”