Barnet’s Irish boss Dean Brennan the first EFL manager charged by FA with making sexist comments to referee

Alleged offence relates to remarks made to Kirsty Dowle

Dean Brennan, Manager of Barnet  (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Barnet’s manager, Dean Brennan, could be banned for six matches after becoming the first EFL manager to be charged by the Football Association with making sexist comments towards a referee.

Brennan has been charged with an aggravated breach of FA Rule E3.1 for offensive remarks allegedly made to Kirsty Dowle during Barnet’s League Two defeat by Shrewsbury in September.