Might not be a bad shout at some point! I usually stuff the shoes with newspaper and put them next to a radiator which does the job pretty well. I'd just run out of newspaper and couldn't be bothered to go any buy another one after getting soaked for hours this time! Lesson learnt.
I splashed out on a shoe dryer, which has helped a lot to avoid bad smells. £13 from Decathlon.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/shoe-glove-dryer/_/R-p-X8790583