DARLO LAUNCH SEXISM PROBE

By Neil Harvey

TARGET: Emily Carney

DARLINGTON have vowed to ban any fan found guilty of aiming misogynistic abuse at a female official during Monday’s game with Scarborough Athletic.
Referee Dean Watson suspended play for a full 40 minutes of the Quakers’ 5-2 victory at the Flamingo Land Stadium after assistant Emily Carney was allegedly targeted by fans. Darlington immediately apologised to the official and appealed for witnesses to come forward while vowing to take stringent action against any proven offenders.
A club statement said: “Darlington FC strongl...

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