Overview
- An FA regulatory commission found the charge proven after a hearing and imposed a £2,000 fine and a mandatory education course.
- The incident occurred on 6 September during Barnet’s 3-1 home loss to Shrewsbury Town, when Brennan was sent off by Dowle for dissent.
- The FA treated the case as an aggravated breach because the abuse included a reference, express or implied, to the referee’s gender.
- Brennan issued a statement saying he categorically denies discrimination and does not agree with the panel’s decision.
- The touchline ban runs until Barnet’s match against Cambridge United on 28 March, and the FA will publish written reasons in due course.