"Young referee, superb penalty!"

"A young referee from League C who officiated the fourth round of the League Cup perfectly. This article was first published by "

"It's not arrogance, it's really powerful."

"Genius Referee!"

The fourth round of the League Cup was over, and various newspapers began to tout Jack. Jack is considered to be the best young referee in English football, and some people touted Jack as the strictest referee.

Of course, Jack definitely didn't get to such a point, because Jack was no more than a referee in the English League C. Even if he performed well in the fourth round of the League Cup, it was not enough for the newspapers to praise him so much.

But now most newspapers are touting.

Of course, it wasn't that there were no newspapers questioning Jack's decision. For example, some newspapers thought Jack was too harsh, just as a red card for Steve Howe was too severe. Changed the format of the competition.

But after the referee committee spoke highly of Jack's decision after the game, there were few such voices. Almost all of the mainstream media were praising Jack and praising Jack's decision. He almost wanted to tout Jack as the best referee in English football. Even Jack himself blushed when he saw it. Jack also understands what a newspaper is.

Blow ants into elephants and degrade elephants into ants. Say what is white is black, and what is black is white. That's the media. But now there are voices praising Jack everywhere anyway.

Why?

Someone needs to do this. The referee committee led by Jack Taylor has already communicated with the media. Although the referee committee does not get anything in the cake of English football, after all, this is the highest body of referees.

In terms of strength, the referee committee is an important body of the FA and a powerful department. Don't look at the FA and Premier League clubs who keep perfunctory referees, but they will never really offend the referees.

Therefore, the referee committee can also speak on the side of the media. Soon the name Jack appeared frequently in the media, and many important games that Jack had officiated were also brought up. Including games from when Jack was an assistant referee.

Anyway, the newspapers praised how good the young referee was Jack.

When the hype was almost over, Philip Don came next.

"The only full-time referee in the football league!"

"There are currently over 20,000 referees in English football, and Judge Jack Lee is the only full-time referee. The current Premier League referees are all part-time referees, and no one is a professional referee except for Jack Lee. To be able to have such ability at such a young age is because of the focus on the game. ”

Although this is not a big deal, it still attracts the attention of many people at this juncture. People are always interested in the only thing like this.

The only full-time referee.

Some fans are confused? Aren't referees professional referees? Why is there only one full-time referee?

Unlike insiders, many fans don't pay attention to the refereeing industry. But as the topic of Jack became more and more lively, many fans also began to pay attention to the referee industry. The topic of referees is also concerned.

Of course, Philip Don's goal is not just that. After a period of discussion, Philip Tang threw out the point he needed.

"It is imperative to professionalize referees!"

"In recent years, there have been more and more complaints about referees, and many people are dissatisfied with the referee's judgment and question the referee's ability. More people think that the ability of referees cannot keep up with the development of football. ”

"But what people don't know is that the referee's income is too low. At present, the income of a Premier League referee is only 1,100 pounds per game, and the referee who has officiated the most games in a year will not earn more than 40,000 pounds, which is still the highest paid referee in the Premier League. The average Premier League referee generally earns around £20,000. As for the Premier League's assistant referees, their income is even lower, they only earn 700 pounds a game, and even if they have weekly enforcement tasks for a year, it is difficult to earn more than 20,000 pounds. The average Premier League assistant referee earns around £15,000. ”

"It's still the income of Premier League referees. In League One and League Two, those referees earn no more than £10,000. Assistant referees earn even less. ”

"When people are criticising the low quality of refereeing in England, they don't think about what is causing the low quality of refereeing. It is because the income of English referees is too low to guarantee the life of referees. That's why our referees are all part-time referees, and they all have their own jobs. Refereeing is just a part-time job in addition to their usual work. ”

"In such a situation, how can we ensure that the level of referee business improves. They usually have to go to work, and they have to do sports training to ensure their physical strength for the competition. Therefore, our referees are the most tired in order to live. ”

Referees are paid low, which is a well-known thing within the industry. But this is the first time that it has been written in a newspaper with such fanfare. It was also the first time that a newspaper had written about the specific income of a referee. It also surprised many laymen.

Players' earnings have skyrocketed in recent years, and now the Premier League's top players are earning as fast as £4 million. And players who earn two million pounds, it's not one or two. Of course, as the income of players has skyrocketed, so has the income of the head coach. There are also many managers in the Premier League who earn more than one million pounds.

But the authority on the pitch, the referee who manages 22 million pounds of players on the pitch has an astonishingly low income. The highest-paid referee in the Premier League earns only £40,000 a year, which is too little.

"Judge Jack Lee is currently the only full-time referee in English football. It has only been four years since he got the referee qualification, and it has only been three years since he actually became a referee. But his level is there for all to see. ”

"It's not because of how good he is or how talented he is. It's because he's a full-time referee. You can put all your energy into the game. On the contrary, many referees with excellent talent like Jack have to give up and continue to be referees because their income is too low to ensure their livelihood. This is a huge mistake on the part of our refereeing community. ”

"Only by increasing the income of referees and making them become professional referees can we give referees enough time and energy to improve their professional level. It is imperative to professionalize referees. ”

I held it for so long and did so many movements. Philip Don finally spoke his mind in the newspaper.

Professionalization of referees.

This is the dream of several bigwigs of the referee committee. It's just that they've been talking to the FA and the Premier League clubs for the past few years, but they're always unwilling.

Therefore, in the past few years, Philippe Don and they can only fight for more referee treatment.

But no matter how much the referee's treatment is raised, it can't satisfy Philip Don. After all, as long as the referee is professional, then the treatment of the referee will definitely be greatly enhanced.

So they kept looking for an opportunity, and finally found it.

Jack's appearance gives them a story. See, that's the level of business of a full-time referee. I'm only twenty-three years old, and I don't have a lot of experience as a referee, but my level is so high.

That's professionalism.

Philip Don's meaning is simple. In the past, it was only through powerful figures such as Philip Don, Keith Hackett and Joe Geist that they fought with the FA and Premier League clubs for the interests of referees.

But there has been progress, but little has been done. It took so many years for the stingy FA and Premier League clubs to give the Premier League referee £1,100 a game.

So this time Philip Don made up his mind.

If a referee committee can't do it, then come hard. Use the pressure of the media to make the FA and Premier League clubs change their degrees. It's a very good idea, and this huge media storm has indeed put huge pressure on the FA and Premier League clubs.

The issue of professionalism of referees is being discussed everywhere.

Including a lot of retired players, football commentators, veteran referees, and even some people from other sports industries, they are also involved. Because the problem of professionalism of referees is not only in football, but also in other sports industries. It's just that football has the most influence, so it attracts the most attention.

The idea of referees in other sports is simple. The football industry first began to professionalize referees, and then they also gained enough rights to take advantage of this wind.

As a result, a huge storm has been formed, collectively putting pressure on the FA and Premier League clubs.

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In February 1999, the FA, the Premier League, the Football League and the Referees Committee jointly announced that the Premier League would officially introduce a professional refereeing mechanism. It was announced that in July 2000, the Professional Tournament Officials Limited would be officially established.

The 99-00 season was a transitional season.

Even the personnel appointments have already come out. The body is made up of senior officials from the FA, the referees' committee, and the Premier League. Philip Tang, the general manager of the Professional Tournament Officials Ltd. and the head of the referee selection committee, commonly known as the chief referee, will be Philip Tang.

The company's development manager is Keith Hackett, and the national referee manager is the national referee, which is the national referee, which includes elite and ordinary referees, and Jim Ashworth, an official of the Premier League.

The final heavyweight position is the Premier League's referee chairman, the former technical counterpart of the refereeing committee, which is held by Joe Geist.

The most important of these is, of course, the chief referee. It is impossible to imagine how great the power of the chief referee is. It can decide on the referee arrangement for each match, and it will also determine the international referees sent by the FA to enforce the law in world football.

It can even determine the elite group and the ordinary group in the national referee group. His preferred referees can be promoted to the elite group of the Premier League, or the Premier League referees in the elite group can be relegated to the ordinary group to officiate in the lower leagues.

This is the chief referee.

In this time the referee professionalization, Philip Tang got the most. Of course, Keith Hackett and Joe Geist have also been given their places. Although the power was not as strong as that of Philip Tang, they also became the giants of the newly established official limited company.

The professionalism of referees, which all referees dream of, is about to succeed in the new millennium.