Dyche has been touted for the vacant Birmingham job in recent weeks and was linked to the Hull City hot-seat before Steve Bruce was appointed.
But he is keen to remain at Vicarage Road following a promising debut season in charge.
"It has been very flattering to be linked with some high-profile vacancies, and I have had one or two agents sounding me out since the end of the season," he said.
Very happy
"But quite honestly I am very happy at Watford. I really appreciated the chance given to me a year ago when I was made manager after Malky (Mackay) went to Cardiff, and loyalty works both ways.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my first season; it was a great learning curve for me in so many ways and I loved every minute.
"To be within touching distance of the play-offs was very encouraging and hopefully we can continue to make more progress next season.
"Obviously I'm an ambitious person, but my ambition right now is to build on what we achieved last season and make Watford competitive in a very tough league."
Source: www1.skysports.com
Petrol price war as Asda slashes its prices - The Sun
Rivals Sainsbury’s and Morrisons responded by announcing a drop in their forecourt prices.
Asda’s cuts on unleaded petrol and diesel means their prices will be at their lowest for more than a year - and 11p cheaper than their April peak.
The supermarket said it wanted to pass on the drop in oil prices to its customers.
The cuts are a boost to The Sun’s Keep It Down petrol campaign to reduce fuel costs.
But calls are growing for further cuts from other supermarket chains and garages in line with falling oil prices.
The cost of oil has dropped by 25 per cent since the end of March - while the average cost of fuel has fallen by just 2 per cent over the same period.
Asda's director of petrol trading Andy Peake said: “Motorists will be pleased to know fuel is now at the lowest price in over a year.
“Unlike other retailers, our price cuts benefit everyone across the country, meaning that no-one filling up at Asda will be forced to pay a premium for their fuel.”
From tomorrow motorists filling up at an Asda garage will pay a maximum of 129.7p per litre for unleaded petrol and 134.7p per litre for diesel.
Rival supermarkets announced cuts within hours of Asda taking the lead.
A Sainsbury’s spokesman said: “From tomorrow we will be cutting petrol and diesel prices in our petrol stations by up to 3p per litre.
“Sainsbury’s is committed to delivering great value and helping customers cut down on cost wherever possible.”
A spokeswoman for Morrison said their prices would also fall up to 3p-a-litre on both diesel and unleaded.
Tesco said they had no immediate plans to drop their fuel prices — despite chief exec Philip Clarke admitting petrol costs were too high as he unveiled the supermarket’s latest figures.
He said: “The great hope would be that fuel prices are going to come down.
“A (car) tank of petrol is still £70 now and it was £45 two years ago, an amazing dent in household budgets.”
Despite the widespread cuts experts said more action was necessary — questioning why supermarkets were so slow to pass on savings when oil prices plunged.
The cost of oil fell to $98.06 a barrel (£63.04) last week — its lowest in 17-months and a quarter lower than its March peak.
AA spokesman Luke Bosdet welcomed the supermarkets’ price cuts, but said others could still go further.
He added: “The petrol record was 142.48p a litre on 16 April. The difference between Asda’s overall 11p drop and the 8.18p across the forecourts underlines the extent to which many other retailers and supermarkets are dragging their feet.
“More still needs to be done.”
Eric Branton, head of station maintenance at Chiltern Railways was also critical.
He contacted The Sun to say: “Since March oil prices have dropped over 20 per cent.
“Petrol prices have dropped 2 per cent.
“Oil companies are quick to raise at the pumps blaming higher oil prices.”
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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