The Northern League of the Sixth Division.

At this level of competition, apart from some die-hard fans, who cares about English football. There was even a matter of the referee sending off the assistant referee, which was just a funny thing for them.

But it's not the same for the FA. This matter is too big, or rather more serious. There are only four referees in a game, and you have a conflict with the assistant referee, and finally the referee sends off the assistant referee, what is the matter? It's definitely a big deal in football history.

And if it's a completely amateur league, or even a local league, the FA won't be so angry. Because at the level of the Northern League, it is already a league that the FA attaches great importance to. It can be said that this is the base of the FA to train grassroots referees.

Therefore, the FA immediately came out with an investigation team to investigate.

Jack was heard by the investigation team as a client. The investigation team that saw Jack was not very large, only three people. Jack knew only one of them, and that was Graham Bol, a Premier League referee who had recently become famous.

Graham Bol is young, just 32 years old. But he also has a long time to get the referee qualification, as early as 1980, he got the referee qualification, and now it has been 15 years. In other words, when he was seventeen years old, he was already a referee. When he was 30 years old, in 1993, he officially became a Premier League referee, and he has been a representative of the Premier League's new referees for the last two years.

The other two are both members of the FA's refereeing management committee. At present, the referees in England are only part-time, and there are no professional referees. The FA also does not have any professional contracts with referees, so referees are only managed by the FA's referee management committee. Many of them are just old referees, plus some coordinators of the Football Association.

One of them was Martin Stewart, and the other was Philip Tang. Judging by the seats of the three people, and their speech, Jack knew that the three of them were dominated by Philip Don.

Philip Don was dressed very formally, with piercing eyes. Look at Jack with a suspicious look in his gaze.

"Jack Lee, 20 years old. In October 1994, he obtained the English Football Association Registered Referee Certificate, and in September 1995, that is, last month, he obtained the FIFA Referee Certificate. In the same month, he obtained the qualification of assistant referee in the Northern League. On October 8, 1995, he made his first appearance as an assistant coach in the Northern League. ”

Philip Don didn't read the information, but watched Jack speak slowly. Jack sat there quietly listening to Philip Don, but there was some nervousness in his heart.

As things stand, Philip Don should be a strong man. And this time the investigation team is obviously dominated by him, and Jack doesn't know how to deal with his problems.

"Coach Jack Lee, we'd like you to give us a detailed overview of the situation."

Jack took a deep breath and then spoke quickly about the situation. There is no addition or subtraction, just a repetition of the situation at that time. Of course, Jack is not stupid, and of course there will be a focus in it.

"You mean Chris Claire is drunk."

"Yes."

Jack nodded and said, "The first time I saw him was in the referee's lounge, and he had already drunk a lot when he came in. He spent less than five minutes in the break room before going out and didn't come back until the game was about to start. It lasted almost forty minutes, and when I came back I noticed that he had been drinking again. ”

Jack Taylor told Jack that the members of the investigation team must be stressed about Chris Claire's drinking. While drinking is common, if someone takes him seriously, then it's a big deal.

"Referee Claire drank before he came to the scene, and then drank again after he got there?"

"Yes. And I drank a lot, and I walked staggeringly. ”

Philip Don's face slowly became very ugly. In fact, what Jack doesn't know is that Philip Tang can't be said to be a high-ranking authority, but he still has a lot of weight on the FA's referee committee.

And Philip Don is a very strong, very strict person. In the current FA refereeing committee, Philip Tang is one of the representatives who is committed to the professionalism of referees, the standardization of English football, and the special dislike of the barbaric style of English football, emphasizing that referees should strictly enforce the law.

As an insider, Philippe Don is certainly aware of the alcohol rampant in English football. Players, coaches and even referees like to have a drink before a match. Even have a pick-me-up at halftime.

But when he heard Chris Claire drinking, Philip Tang was furious. Pol, who was next to him, looked at Philip Don and then at Jack, and smiled imperceptibly.

The little referee in front of him should be lucky. I met Philip Don, the man who hated the bad habits of football the most. There are two things that Philip Don hates the most, one is that the referee is drinking, and the other is that the referee is weak.

"Coach Jack Lee, when you were studying, did you learn to respect the referee on the field?"

"Learned."

"Did you know that when the referee decides on a certain decision, the assistant referee can only follow."

"Yes."

"So how do you explain your argument with the referee during the game?"

"Without an explanation, I did do it wrong."

Jack is very single. From the first moment, Jack understood that Philip Don in front of him was a very strict person. In the face of such a person, you must not be forced. If you should admit your mistakes, you should admit them happily, which is the best way.

So Jack just admitted his mistake. If you are wrong, you are wrong, and admitting your mistake with a good attitude is also a good way to reduce your sentence.

"What's wrong?"

'The manager should be given enough authority. If you disagree with him, you should communicate with him privately, rather than arguing with him on the field. ”

"A different point of view? Do you mean an offside decision, do you think you're right and he's wrong? ”

"Yes."

Jack only admits that he has not been able to fully respect the authority of the referee, and as for the dispute between the two people, he will never admit that the other is right. That's what Jack Taylor told Jack.

"Offside is there, and it's very clear. It's my first time as an assistant referee in the Northern League, but I'm very confident that I'm offside. You can't go wrong. ”

"Absolute faith?"

This time it was the Premier League's new referee Bol who asked the question. As a famous whistle vigorously cultivated by the FA, Bol's own strength is still very strong. Otherwise, it would not be possible to be favored by the FA, and it is currently being cultivated in full force.

For the referee, offside decisions are difficult. Therefore, the help of the linesman is needed, and for the linesman, offside is not so easy to decide. After all, the linesman has to grasp the moment of passing.

A lot of players live on the offside line, and there are players like that in England. They were all very smart and able to find opportunities to counter offside. It is not an easy task for the linesman to tell if the ball is offside at the moment of passing. Even the current assistant referee in the Premier League has no one who dares to say that he has great confidence in the offside decision.

So Pol felt bad about Jack for a moment. Young people have big mouths, this is the most important thing. Philip Don, who was sitting in the middle, also showed a disdainful expression.

Young people talk big, and they see a lot. But they had never seen a young man who spoke big and achieved so much. There is a complete difference between being a young person being sharp and talking big.

Sharp-spirited young people can achieve great things, but none of the big talkers succeed.

"Young people, don't talk big."

Bol is also a young referee in terms of referees, after all, he is only thirty-two years old. But against Jack, Bol is the referee of the old qualifications. Pol hadn't talked much since he came in, but this time he reprimanded Jack.

"No, Mr. Pol. I admit that I am inexperienced, and I am not as experienced as an experienced referee in controlling the game on the field. But I was confident enough to be offside. I don't think I've ever made a mistake in an offside decision and I won't make a mistake. I can guarantee that I will be an assistant referee and there will be no offside misjudgement. ”

"Judge Jack Lee. Truth be told, the game you're officiating is only in the sixth division, so there's no detailed replay footage either. Now none of us can judge the situation and you don't have to guarantee that it must be offside. ”

Philip Don was serious. Originally, Philip Tang was more sympathetic to Jack, but he hated Chris Claire who drank indiscriminately. Coupled with Jack Taylor's reason, he would have let Jack go. But now Jack is talking like this, which makes Philip Don's impression worse.

"Mr. Philip Tang, I think facts speak louder than words. The season has only been two months into its existence. For the rest of the season, I'm sure I'll have a chance to be an assistant referee. In any of the remaining games of the season, if I make a mistake in an offside position, I'll quit refereeing myself. ”

Philip Tang and Bol both looked shocked. Even if it is an international linesman, no one dares to guarantee this. This is true even if the competition is in the sixth division. Because the pace of the game in the sixth division is not slow at all.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

Philip Don looked at Jack with interest. Like Jack Taylor, if Jack can really be able to accurately judge offside, then Jack is definitely a genius referee.

It's not just Jack Taylor who thinks it's a strange thing, even Philip Don and Pol think so. Philip Don is committed to the professionalism of referees, so there is a need for more high-quality referees.

And Pol is different. Although Bol is a new referee in the Premier League, he is still too young. He just became a Premier League referee two years ago, and he is seriously underconnected in the referee team.

Although when it comes to the game, the referee, the assistant referee and the fourth referee are all decided by the FA. However, some veteran referees can appoint their own assistant referees, and the Football Association will not dismiss face. If Jack does have a special talent in the assistant referee position, Bol will not be stingy in promoting him.

"Okay, okay."

Philip Tang slowly became more interested in Jack. Therefore, he nodded again and again: "We will pay attention to you." ”