'You're a referee now, so you have to pay attention to some of the implications. How old are you, and still fighting. ”

Jack Taylor was a harsh critic of Jack. It's also a referee anyway, although it's just a football referee, but it's not nice to say it in a fight. Young players fight, that's called having personality. Young referees fight, that's called unsteady.

"Teacher, it's not like I want to fight. I haven't been in a fight in years. I also feel bad luck. I just asked a few friends to celebrate my qualification to referee the soccer league that day, and who would have thought of running into an alcoholic. ”

Speaking of this Jack feels innocent. Ever since Jack was ready to be a referee, he hasn't fought with anyone. Because Jack also knows his profession, it is easy to bring some bad impressions in a fight.

But this time it was a disaster. What are you doing with that nosy?

Since the little sister appeared in the nightclub, maybe this kind of thing is not once or twice. It is likely that the drunkard that day was not her cup of tea, so she objected. If it was her dish, maybe she would have booked a hotel earlier. Why should I come forward?

"Whatever the reason. Pay attention to it later. ”

"Yes, teacher. I'll be sure to pay attention in the future. ”

"Noticed?"

"Got it, teacher. But how could there be such a good opportunity for me? ”

Jack had just been notified by the FA. The FA informed Jack that he would appear in the League Two promotion play-off final. But not the referee, and of course Jack is not qualified to be the referee.

Nor is it an assistant referee. Originally, based on Jack's previous experience, being an assistant referee was the best. After all, Jack, as an assistant referee, has already officiated the final of the promotion play-offs of the Anglo-African League and the knockout round of 16 of the League Cup, and his performance is still very good. But this time it wasn't as an assistant referee that informed Jack.

Fourth official.

This is the FA notice. Jack will officiate the League Two promotion play-off final as the fourth official. Of course, even if Jack becomes the fourth referee, he will not be the first substitute referee. In other words, even if there was a problem with the referee in that game, Jack was not qualified to be the referee's substitute. At most, Jack can substitute the first assistant referee, who will then replace the referee.

But even so, such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Jack.

The League Two promotion play-off final, this level is not known how many times higher than the Anglo-African Union promotion play-off final. The one who can officiate this game is definitely the Premier League referee, or the one who is about to become the Premier League referee.

"Because you've been famous lately."

Jack Taylor couldn't help but laugh at Jack. In fact, Philip Don's support in this matter is the most important. Plus the fourth referee, although it is also a very important one, but it is not as good as the head referee and assistant referee, so there is not much opposition to the face of Jack Taylor and Philip Don.

"But teacher, I've never been a fourth judge. I don't have a clue what this fourth referee should do. ”

Jack's promotion was so fast that a lot of the experience that others had. Working as an assistant referee in the Northern League, although it was a season, in fact, it was only half a season.

Jack started as an assistant referee in the Northern League in October 1995 and was sent off by the referee just at the beginning. Then there was nothing to do for more than two months, and finally it was his own teacher who stepped forward to give Jack a chance. Therefore, he was an assistant referee in the Northern League for half a season.

He then went straight to becoming an assistant referee in the Football League and playing in League Two. Of course, he will also be an assistant referee in League C. Then he directly became the referee of the Anglo-African Union.

So Jack really didn't really understand what the fourth referee was going to do.

"Huh. Actually, we didn't have a fourth referee back then, and I didn't do it before. ”

Jack Taylor shook his head. Speaking of which, the fourth referee has not been in world football for a long time, and when Jack Taylor was a referee in the past, there was no concept of a fourth referee.

Not to mention decades ago, even now there is not a fourth referee in every league. Just like the current Bundesliga, there is no fourth referee at all.

Originally, the German Football Association also wanted to set up a fourth referee, but most of the Bundesliga clubs were against it. Because once the fourth referee is established, then an additional salary of 400,000 yuan will be paid every season. It is only a little more than 20,000 yuan evenly distributed to various Bundesliga clubs, but in this way, the Bundesliga clubs still oppose the establishment of a fourth referee. Because in their opinion, this money is also a kind of pressure.

Therefore, until now there was no fourth referee in the Bundesliga. In these respects, English football is indeed ahead of the curve. The boom in the Premier League, especially in the commercial Premier League, has made these Premier League clubs deep-pocketed. There will be no organization for this amount of money, and a fourth referee will be organized. Therefore, English football is the first league in European football to establish a fourth referee system.

"This ......"

Jack also wanted to learn from his teacher. But when Jack Taylor said this, Jack realized that his teacher had not experienced the fourth referee either.

"You don't have a lot of referee friends. They've all been real fourth referees, ask them. ”

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Jack has never been a fourth referee, but Jack's referee friends have experience in this area. Webb, as well as Clattenberg, Atkinson, and Phil Dodd, all have a wealth of experience.

Jack thought about it for a moment and went to Webb anyway.

Looking for Atkinson and Clattenberg, it's like Jack showing off. After all, the fourth referee in the League Two promotion play-off final is not an easy opportunity to get.

Like Atkinson and Clattenberg, they are far superior to Jack in terms of seniority. But they didn't have such a good opportunity. At this time, to ask them this question is too bad to be a human being.

Webb, on the contrary, is good.

Webb would have been amazed at Jack's development, but definitely not jealous of Jack. From the current point of view, even if Jack really made a rocket, it is impossible to compare with Webb.

"Fourth referee? Jack, you're doing well and you're able to make it to the League Two promotion play-off final. ”

Webb looked at young Jack and was very happy. It's really a pleasure. English football pays attention to seniority, and it also pays attention to origin. Although Webb and Jack cannot be said to be from the same background, they have a deep relationship.

Jack Taylor and Webb's father knew each other, so when Webb first debuted, Jack Taylor promoted Webb. Webb was not a disciple of Jack Taylor, but he had a close relationship with him. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the two of them are brothers, and they are a system from the point of origin. Even if the two people are not really brothers, in the eyes of outsiders, even if the two people are not one, they must be allies.

Webb knew that when he arrived in the Premier League in the future, he also needed the support of a young referee like Jack.

"Howard, I just didn't know how to be the fourth referee, so I came to ask you."

"Fourth Referee."

Webb nodded. Webb has been a referee for so many years, and the fourth referee has also done it many times. This season he even served as a fourth official in League One and has a lot of experience as a fourth referee.

"The fourth referee, it's simple to say, it's actually very simple. Of course, it's not easy to say. ”

"What a statement?"

Regarding the rules of the fourth referee, Jack has long memorized them. But what is written is always just something on paper, and the actual application is completely different.

"To put it simply, it's because the fourth referee doesn't have much to do. That is, the starting list and substitute list of both sides are determined before the game. Then determine what stoppage time and other chores. That's basically it, so it's simple to say. ”

In the past, when there was no fourth referee, the game went well. Therefore, there is no major task in the fourth referee game.

"But it's hard to say. The most rare thing is how to reconcile disputes on the sidelines. You also know that the coaches in English football have more character than the other, and they will clash with the other coach at every turn during the game. What's more, the current coaches know how to put pressure on the referee. And they don't put direct pressure on the referee, but through the fourth referee. So the difficulty of the fourth referee is here, how to deal with these grumpy coaches, is to test the fourth referee. ”

"So what should I do?"

Jack nodded. Fourth, the rest of the referees were conducted in accordance with the procedure, and there was no great difficulty. The difficulty is how to deal with the coaches and the people on the bench.

"You're going to block it all for the referee. The best case scenario is that you alone resist all the pressure and don't give the referee too much communication. So you have to be able to explain, you have to be able to coax people. Of course, when it's time to be tough, you have to be tough. ”

Webb laughed and explained to Jack some of the things the Fourth Officer was going to do. He spoke very carefully, and Jack listened very carefully. After listening, Jack understood what it meant to listen to your words, which was better than reading ten years.

These things that Webb told Jack would not have been learned in books. It's all Weber's many years of experience. After listening, Jack realized that the fourth referee also has so many names.

"Thank you, Howard."

"That's what I think. Each referee is different, and you still need to understand it yourself. ”

"I understand."