"Hello, Jack."

Jack's appearance as the fourth referee in the final of the League Two promotion play-offs was a surprise to many. In the world of referees, most people can feel the weight of Jack from above. And one of the assistant referees of this game, Mike Dean, how to see how unpleasant Jack is.

Mike Dean and Jack worked together once.

When Webb officiated in the final of the promotion play-offs in the Anglo-African Union, Mike Dean was Webb's contender, but Webb took the opportunity away. In that game he was only the fourth referee, and Jack was the assistant referee.

But after that game, everyone's fate was completely different.

At the time, Mike Dean was a referee on par with Webb. In the FA refereeing committee, they are all key training objects. Although he lost to Webb that time, the gap with Webb was very small. But Webb's status rose straight up with that game. By now, he has become one of the best referees in League Two, and next season he will be able to officiate in League One.

And Jack, who was only the second assistant referee at the time, has already obtained the qualification of the head referee of the football league and will be able to officiate the English League next season. Now they are all mixed into the position of the fourth referee in the promotion play-offs of League Two.

It's a pity that Mike Dean is different. In the middle of this season, he just got the qualification to referee the football league, less than half a year before Jack. Next season, at most, will be to officiate in League C and League Two. Compared to Weber, it is already a big step slower, and without a miracle, it is no longer comparable to Weber.

That's what people are.

Even if you are in the same position, a certain opportunity will lead to a completely different trajectory in life. Some people seize the opportunity and are able to soar to the sky. And some people take a slow step, step by step. This was the case with Mike Dean, who was once a rival to Webb. In his heart, it was precisely because Weber stole his opportunity that he was so far behind.

Webb and Jack are the same in Mike Dean's eyes. So the more Mike Dean looks at Jack now, the more unpleasant he becomes.

In addition to Mike Dean, the other assistant referee is Andy Diersoe, who is also the first assistant referee of the game. The assistant referee is far superior to Mike Dean and Jack in terms of seniority and influence.

He qualified as a referee nearly 20 years ago and became a referee in the football league five years ago. There are some shortcomings in strength, so he has not become a Premier League referee until now. But he is too qualified, after all, he has been a referee for nearly 20 years, and there are many relationships between the top and bottom. It is estimated that he should be able to become a Premier League referee in a few years.

Andy Diersel wasn't a big fan of Jack either. If you are too young to climb to such a point, it is not comfortable for you. He worked hard for nearly two decades to get to where he is now. But it only took three years for Jack, which is not much different from his nearly twenty years of hard work, and his psychology is very unbalanced.

However, the referee of this game was very good. He is also very amiable to Jack.

"Hello Judge Halsey."

The referee of this match is Mark Halsey, who is 37 years old this year. It's not young, but it's not an old referee. He was only qualified as a referee in 1989 when he was twenty-seven years old. Then in less than a decade, he was already the top referee in League One. He is also a referee that the FA focuses on training, otherwise he would not be promoted so quickly.

He has even officiated three Premier League games this season. Although he has not yet qualified as a Premier League referee, with his current development momentum, he will definitely be able to qualify as a Premier League referee at most next year. If it's fast, maybe you can get the Premier League referee qualification this year.

Being able to officiate the League Two promotion play-off final this time would also be of great benefit to Mark Halsey.

"Jack, I've heard of your name for a long time. I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to work together. ”

Compared to Mike Dean and Andy Diersel's hostility towards Jack, Halsey is a good guy. When he speaks, he smiles and has a good voice, which has a feeling like a spring breeze.

"It's my first time as a fourth referee and there are definitely a lot of shortcomings. Halsey has a wealth of experience refereeing and has also officiated in the Premier League. So I also need the help of Judge Halsey. ”

People respect me, I respect people. This is Jack's attitude towards the world.

Mike Dean and Andy Diersel have a bad attitude towards Jack, and Jack doesn't care about them. They don't like Jack, and Jack doesn't like them.

That's the case in any circle anyway. There are those who have a good relationship with you, and there are those who have a bad relationship with you. No one can force this, and Jack doesn't care. Halsey is now kind to Jack, and Jack is willing to flatter him.

"Huh. We help each other. ”

In a short time, Jack thought Halsey was a good guy.

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Jack was the fourth referee and needed to determine the starting line-up and substitutes for both sides half an hour before the start of the game. Needless to say, the starting line-up must also be determined. The coaching staff, including both clubs, also need to be confirmed.

Then when the game starts, Jack needs to make sure that their bench is the same as the one they handed in. If there are extra people, Jack as the fourth referee needs to get them off the field.

So Jack went out to make a final decision with both clubs.

"Mark, a brat who relies on Jack Taylor's grandstanding, needs to be treated like this."

Andy Diersel pouted. Mike Dean is still a junior and only Andy Diers, who has been a referee for nearly two decades, is qualified to speak.

"Andy, why bother."

Mark Halsey shook his head, disagreeing with Andy Dilsso's claim. Halsey looked at Andy Deere and said, "I've looked up Jack's information before. Although there are many problems, but in terms of penalty accuracy, Jack is ranked far ahead of the others. This person has been a referee for three years, and basically there has been no mistake in major judgments. Judging by his age, this is quite remarkable. ”

"Shit."

Andy Diersor sneered and said, "As far as he is concerned, no one in English football knows." If it weren't for the support of someone behind him, he would have been banned by the FA a long time ago, and he would have been allowed to be so crazy. At a young age, he likes to be in the limelight. I don't know if it's a referee or a star. ”

Veteran referees like Andy Diersor are more conservative. I don't like young people to be too flamboyant, but Jack is the most flamboyant of the young judges. Since his debut, I don't know how many times he has appeared in the media. Andy Diersel is the most unaccustomed to this.

"You."

Mark Halsey did not continue to argue with Andy Dilso. Mark Halsey isn't the kind of person who is good at arguing with people. He's always been kind to people, so he just shakes his head.

At this time, Jack has begun to communicate with the assistant coaches of both sides, and get the starting list and substitute list for this game from them. After confirming that everything was correct, I returned to the referee's lounge.

"This is the starting line-up for this game."

"Yes, I see."

Halsey hurriedly took it out and looked at it. While the League Two promotion play-off final is an important match, the two teams are only League Two clubs after all.

Halsey has been officiating in League One for both seasons and doesn't know much about League Two clubs. Therefore, although he did a lot of homework before the game, he still had some strangeness to the two teams.

Now that you have the starting lineup, you can compare it.

It's really not easy for referees to be in front of an important game. They need to know what the style of the managers of the two teams is, whether they have a good temper or a bad temper. Also get to know the key figures in both teams.

Which players play dirty, which players like to complain, which players have a bad temper, etc. The referee must know everything in order to be able to accurately enforce the game.

This is the case with Halsey.

Because he's already done a lot of work before, just looking at the starting line-up is already starting to figure out which players to focus on.

"Judge Halsey, the game is coming."

Jack looked at his watch and reminded Halsey. The fourth referee, in addition to being a substitute referee, is a nanny referee. The main tasks of the referee and assistant referee are on the field, and everything on the sidelines needs the attention of the fourth referee.

"Yes. Let's get out. ”