"Jack, are you ready?"

"Yes."

Jack was in the referee's lounge, calming himself down. So far, Jack can't help it. Now Jack can only move forward, and Jack is no longer allowed to go backwards.

And Jack knew a little bit in his heart. The present self is dangerous, but the same danger comes with opportunity. Philip Don puts himself in the center of the storm, but once he performs well, then Philip Don will definitely be very rewarded. This step can effectively shorten the time for Jack to become the referee in the Premier League.

The fourth referee who pressed Jack in this game was also Mark Halsey, one of the new candidates for promotion to the Premier League's referee, like Bennett. That is, the referee who once worked with Jack in the League Two promotion play-off final.

Mark Halsey and Bennett are both candidates to be promoted to the Premier League referee next season. Although it was not announced, this can be seen from the Premier League matches.

Both of them are current League One referees but have officiated several Premier League games last season. This season, he has been frequently promoted to the Premier League to enforce and accumulate experience. Half a season is not over yet, and both men have already officiated more than five Premier League games.

Next season, there will be some old referees in the Premier League retiring. It just leaves them a place. Unlike many referees in the past ten years who have obtained referee qualifications in their teens, referees twenty years ago basically started to be referees in their twenties, or even almost thirty. As a result, many Premier League referees who were qualified in '78 or even early '80s are now retiring.

And this batch of old referees is not one or two, there are still a lot of them. As a result, the FA has started scouting some of the best referees from League One in preparation for their promotion to the Premier League.

"Actually, there is no difference between a Premier League team and a League C team. It's just a game. Don't overthink it. ”

Mark Halsey, and Neil Barry, the other person Jack knew, were all very good-tempered referees Jack had ever met. I don't look at the promotion speed of a young referee like Jack, and many questions will give kind advice.

"Yes."

Jack nodded.

"The Premier League is easy and tough to say. Simply because there aren't as many fouls in the Premier League as in League C. Compared to League C, Premier League players are much more formal. So there's no need to blow too many fouls like in League C. ”

Mark Halsey understands the pressure on Jack right now. During this time, the newspapers were all about Jack. There was a lot of controversy about Jack's decision. Some appreciate, others oppose. Anyway, Jack is now the center of the media.

Originally, the more this time, the referee should be careful. But now Jack is officiating in the fourth round of the League Cup, and all the media eyes are on it. It's a bit cruel for young referees. That's why Mark Halsey has so much to say about Jack.

"But because the Premier League players are old fritters, a lot of their actions are very hidden. The foul action of the players in the English League is obvious, but the foul action of the Premier League is not obvious, and the referee needs to judge for himself. That's the hardest thing for the referee to judge. So it's very important to be smart about your running and to look at the position. As long as you can judge correctly in this regard, then there is no difference between the Premier League and the English League C. ”

"Yes."

Jack is thankful for Halsey. The last time I worked with Halsey, Halsey was very nice to Jack. Halsey came over as the fourth referee today, and he wasn't upset about being the fourth referee for a young referee like Jack. On the contrary, he was kind enough to give Jack some advice, which made Jack very grateful to Halsey.

"Jack, it's almost time."

"Okay."

St James' Park, if it is famous in European football, is definitely not as good as Liverpool's Anfield Stadium. But in English football, St James' Park is on par with Manchester United's Old Trafford, Liverpool's Anfield and Arsenal's Highbury.

Although Newcastle's results are far inferior to Liverpool, Manchester United, and Arsenal. But there are a lot of Newcastle fans who can't stand it. And as a strong team in the northwest of England, it has a pivotal position in the football sector of English football.

Although it has a history of more than 100 years, St James's Park is still relatively advanced.

As in the third round of the Carabao Cup, today's game was still star-studded.

Jack was flanked by Newcastle captain Alan Shearer. There is no one in England or even in European football who does not know Alan Shearer. After all, he is the first top scorer in the Premier League to score three consecutive times, and the only super scorer in the Premier League to score more than thirty goals in three consecutive seasons.

Two years ago, Ferguson was very sincere with Alan Shearer, but Alan Shearer finally chose his hometown team Newcastle.

On the other side is Jack's old acquaintance, Blackburn's captain Hendry. Hendry saw Jack's gaze and smiled at Jack and nodded. At first, Hendry and Sherwood were forced to apologize to Jack in front of the media, but they were later reconciled.

At that time, Hendry felt that Jack was very good and had a great future in the refereeing industry. It's just that I didn't expect Jack to come to this point in such a short period of time. It has been able to officiate the fourth round of the League Cup.

Blackburn have had a bad season because a lot of the heavyweights have left Blackburn. Bigwigs like Henningberg and Le Sox have left Blackburn. But Blackburn still have a lot of top players, including Hendry, Sherwood, Chris Sutton, Gallacher and many more.

Sure enough, it was a Premier League-level game, and the players were all quite familiar players.

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"The fourth round of the Carabao Cup is just around the corner. Today's live game is Newcastle at home to Blackburn. The game was played at the same time as Arsenal's home game against Chelsea. But at present, a lot of media attention is on this game. Because the referee of this game is the topic of the last month. ”

"But even if it's not the topic of the last month, even if you see the age of the referee, I'm sure a lot of people will be surprised. Judge Jack Lee, it has only been four years since he got the referee qualification, and it has only been three years since he officially started officiating the game. At the age of 23, he is already the referee of the English League C. And some time ago I just officiated the third round of the League Cup, and this time I officiated the fourth round of the League Cup. It can be said that he is the most valued young referee in English football at present. ”

Who is the most important player in football?

Players.

Always. Even though the coach has a lot of power in English football, the protagonist of the football game is always the player. Then down there are the coaches, the fans, and so on.

And the referee?

It will never be the real topic of football. Unless there is a misjudgment or a controversial penalty, the referee will always be a supporting role in football. Even if a player drives a car, it will easily be reported in the media. But the referee is not qualified to do so.

Today, however, is different. The game's commentators are Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, two of England's best commentators.

Even before they introduced the game, they did not forget to introduce the referee of the game. You can see the influence that Jack has brought to English football during this time.

Jack was waiting for time.

And the players on both sides were watching Jack. Jack, the little referee of the English League C, has been too glamorous during this time. So much so that even the Premier League players know Jack, and those managers don't go without saying.

Before the game, they had learned about Jack's style of enforcement.

It's a very strict referee. When he was in the Anglo-African League, he was known as the "king of cards", and after he arrived in the English C League, he was also the referee with the most cards. So much so that Jack is in the English League C, Jack is more powerful than Atkinson, a referee who emphasizes strict law enforcement, and Andrew Marriner, the "red card king".

In addition, in the last game, Jack sent Owen off again. All in all, everyone can only classify Jack as the strictest referee.

So before the game, everyone warned their players to be careful and not to go too far. So those players were watching Jack as well. Jack was waiting, a minute or two. It was not long in coming.

"Doodoo-"

"The referee's whistle came to mind and the game began. Let's look forward to a good game. ”