For assistant referees, unless it's a heavyweight match, there's not much going on in a normal match. It won't be noticed, and only when the referee is in control of the game can there be more things.

Just like Jack's game, when the bald Webber gave Jack enough trust, the game went well. Although the sixth division was a little offside, it was all a small thing for Jack.

In fact, there is a lot of pressure on the referee.

It's not just the FA that looks at referees, you can't afford to make too many mistakes if you want to climb up the lower leagues. And on the field, the players are all very irritable, and they are not professional players anyway. Most of them are semi-professional or amateur players, and these wantless players have more temper than professional players. I don't take the referee seriously at all.

In such a situation, the referee is even more stressed against these bad-tempered players.

But the pressure on referees in the lower leagues is not as high as that in the higher leagues. The biggest reason is that there are too few fans and too little attention in the lower leagues to put pressure on the referees from the outside. If you are a referee who does not have much ambition, you are completely the boss in the lower leagues, because there is no pressure or motivation.

This is especially true for assistant referees like Jack. Therefore, it was easy to complete the task that belonged to him.

"Jack, it's a good day. We'll go for a drink later. ”

"Okay."

Although Jack is British-Chinese, his family is already the fifth generation in England. But Jack himself was not as fond of drinking as many Britons do. However, Weber invited himself to follow the customs, how could he not go.

In English football, those managers also like to have a drink together after a game, and so do the referees. It's a great way to exchange feelings. Some referees like to drink before the game, while others like to drink after the game to exchange feelings.

"Mark, Danny, you go too."

"Okay."

Clattenberg nodded immediately, he was trying to settle relations with Webb. Danny Roberts, who was next to him, shook his head and said with a smile: "Howard, I'm not going." ”

"Danny, let's go."

Webb didn't care. Because for Webb, the only people who really wanted to win over were Clattenberg and Jack. The two 20-year-old assistant referees both have supporters in the FA. And it seems that the future is good, and the more you get to the top in the future, the more you can cooperate.

"Here, this is a good cooperation."

"Bang!"

Webb touched Clattenberg and Jack lightly, and then drank it up. As a police officer, Webb also works part-time as a referee, and his personality is very bold.

"Jack, you did something wrong. You shouldn't be arguing with that referee on the pitch. But I don't like Chris. I got drunk during the game and completely disgraced our referees. ”

"Yes, I don't like him either. Relying on a little seniority, he shows off his power everywhere. ”

Clattenberg didn't like Chris, either. In fact, there are many referees that Clattenburg doesn't like in the Northern League, and the representative is an old-fashioned referee like Chris. One by one, relying on their deep qualifications, they completely ignored and bullied the young referees.

Every time Clattenburg cooperated with these old referees in the past two years, they would ignore Clattenburg and even bully Clattenburg. Clattenburg didn't know how many times he had scolded these old referees.

"Okay, let's not talk about it. But Jack, this matter still needs to be learned. No referee would like an assistant referee to challenge his authority. If you become a referee in the future, you won't like to be an assistant referee. ”

"I understand. Thanks, Howard. ”

Webb waved his hand, then looked at Clattenberg. Another glass of wine and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mark too." You're about to become the youngest referee in the history of the Northern League. ”

"Mark, and such a good thing? You should have said it earlier. ”

Jack was shocked, but was quickly relieved. Although he and Clattenberg are both 20 years old, they started as referees as early as 15 years old, and they were assistant referees in the Northern League at the age of 18. After two years, he has been qualified to be the head referee of the Northern League.

"We still need to wait for news."

"Mark, I'll need your support in the future."

Jack also followed along to congratulate. Jack has offended the entire referee group now, and it is difficult for the referee to be willing to cooperate with Jack. In the Northern League, Jack barely got a chance to enforce the law. In such a situation, Jack can only expand his network on his own.

Clattenburg became the referee of the Northern League, and Jack had another chance to enforce the law. Even if Clattenburg becomes the referee, it is problematic. Because he is so young, it is not only the referees in the Northern League who ignore Clattenburg, but even the veteran assistant referees will ignore Clattenburg.

If a referee is ignored by an assistant referee, it will be difficult to enforce the game. As a result, Clattenburg also needs the help of an assistant referee with equal qualifications. And Jack Young, who is estimated to be the only referee younger than Clattenburg in the Northern League. Best fit for Clattenburg's assistant referee.

"It's all good anyway."

Webb is already in his fourth cup. Then he said to Jack: "Jack, I guess it should be difficult for the other referees to cooperate with you." Otherwise, how about you follow me all the time? ”

"Of course it's a good thing for me. Thanks, Referee Webb. ”

"You don't have to be like that."

"Thank you, Howard."

Although there is no such thing as a private referee team in the refereeing industry. Because whether it is the determination of the referee or the assistant referee, it is the FA's assignment. There is no such thing as a private referee team.

But rules are rules, and many things can be accommodated. In many matches, once the FA has confirmed the referee, the assistant referee will notify the referee of his choice. Some of the most powerful referees who can speak well in the FA will recommend their assistant referees when they know they are officiating a game. The FA will not refute it under normal circumstances.

After all, the referee and the assistant referee need to work closely together, and if you send an assistant referee who doesn't agree with the referee, the game will be ruined. Therefore, in the selection of assistant referees, the referee's power is very large.

There may be some difficulties in the Premier League, because the Premier League is managed by the Premier League company and the referees are managed by the FA, and there will be a lot of troubles and problems in the struggle for power. But in the league below, there is no problem.

Just like Weber, as the FA's key referee, he still has his own methods in this regard. Webber is qualified to appoint his own assistant referee to officiate the game with him.

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On 25 February 1996, Webb received an appointment from the FA. Webber officially became an assistant referee in the English Football League and began to qualify as an assistant referee in League One, League Two and League C.

And soon Webb also qualified to be a referee in the Anglo-African League. Since then, Webb, the referee of the Northern League, has officially entered the professional league. While officiating the Anglo-African Union, he also worked as an assistant referee in League One, League Two and League C. Of course, because he has just become an assistant referee in the football league, he is still a referee in the northern league half of the time. However, Webb's slow departure from the Northern League is already a certainty, and Webb will no longer officiate the Northern League from next season.

Not long after Webber was qualified as an assistant referee in the English Football League, Clattenburg also qualified as the referee in the Northern League. After two years as an assistant referee, Clattenburg became the youngest referee in the history of the Northern League in England.

As an assistant referee, Jack was ostracized by many of the other referees. But it's because of Webber and Clattenburg that Jack doesn't lack games at all. Those who are good can continue to enforce the law.