Strange scenes at Norwich as a ‘local bloke’ steps in to become the fourth official against Preston

Hero.

To many football fans, the chance to walk on the pitch of their beloved club is a dream come true but Norwich City supporter David Thornhill went one better during the Canaries' recent 1-1 draw with Preston. Near the end of the match, the Norwich City superfan had to be plucked from the crowd to serve as the fourth official.

The bizarre backstory is this. The assistant referee, Mark Jones, went off injured - he pulled his hamstring - and was replaced by the fourth official, Andy Davies.

After noticing that there was no other official to replace the fourth official, the referee seriously considered stopping the match and he even took the players off the pitch. In this moment of doubt, David Thornhill stepped up, got kitted out and dutifully carried out his duties which included the proudest display of injury time that we've seen in a long time. For anyone in doubt, please know that Mr Thornhill is a qualified referee and after helping his beloved club, Norwich City expressed their gratitude via Twitter. Take a look at the whole timeline of events below. https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/934499096123052037 https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/934464616280846337 Here's Norwich City's live account of the events. David, take a bow. https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/934462073052033024 https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/934462503592935424 https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/934462983593447426