| Darren Cann 23:27 - Jun 24 with 1150 views | vapour_trail | The portly ex ref on the BBC. How was he ever a ref, he calls absolutely everything incorrectly. |  |
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| Darren Cann on 23:40 - Jun 24 with 1075 views | patrickswell | I don’t think he ever was a ref, was he? Was widely acknowledged as the country’s best linesman though. |  | |  |
| Darren Cann on 23:52 - Jun 24 with 1037 views | SitfcB | He was a lino, and a good one at that. Shame he’s a Norwich fan. |  |
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| Darren Cann on 23:55 - Jun 24 with 1022 views | vapour_trail |
| Darren Cann on 23:40 - Jun 24 by patrickswell | I don’t think he ever was a ref, was he? Was widely acknowledged as the country’s best linesman though. |
Is that right. I just assumed he was a ref as he’s being paid to assess all the refereeing decisions. Can see why he was never a ref then. |  |
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| Darren Cann on 09:12 - Jun 25 with 694 views | cooperd5 |
| Darren Cann on 23:55 - Jun 24 by vapour_trail | Is that right. I just assumed he was a ref as he’s being paid to assess all the refereeing decisions. Can see why he was never a ref then. |
All linos are refs first, then specialise as lino... |  | |  |
| Darren Cann on 09:36 - Jun 25 with 629 views | Basuco |
| Darren Cann on 09:12 - Jun 25 by cooperd5 | All linos are refs first, then specialise as lino... |
Championship and PL lino's are often ref's at L1 or L2. |  | |  |
| Darren Cann on 11:34 - Jun 25 with 481 views | longtimefan |
| Darren Cann on 09:36 - Jun 25 by Basuco | Championship and PL lino's are often ref's at L1 or L2. |
They always used to be the case, and I believe Darren refereed as high as the Conference level, but it changed around 10 years ago when they forced referees to commit to specialising as either referees or assistant referees at a much earlier stage in their career. Pretty much all L2 and above refs have committed to that career path before getting the gig now. |  | |  |
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