That is just as bad as being biased in the first place and detracts from the integrity of objective officiating as well. Good call to withdraw him, putting him in just caused an issue where it need not existI guess it could work both ways, might feel he has something to prove to show he isnt in anyway considered biased towards Palace. Hopefully being one of the best linesman in english football (i know that probably doesnt say a great deal considering what we see on a weekly basis) means he might be less prone to utter incompetence. I worry far more about what they blatantly get wrong on a weekly basis than who he played youth team football for in the 80's.
Kudos to the OP for spotting this in the first place, and to those who flagged it on social media.
Probably oversight.This. Worrying issue is that the FA were prepared to allow this to happen. A shocking oversight or a deliberate error?
Does anyone know if the MEN knows anything about this. As this would make a good story for them to print it.
Just a shame we still have that useless fu*k Mike Jones!
So that would have been 2 games in 4/5 days?I believe Cann is still running the line against West Ham next week. Watch out for him getting his revenge for him being taken off the Palace game
Here's my reply from the FA to my email.
Thank you for contacting The Football Association.
Darren Cann was incorrectly listed as an official for the Emirates FA Cup fourth round fixture between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. This was due to an administrative error which has now been rectified.