"Jack, you're not really going to be a referee, are you?"

"What's that. That idiot is already in his thirties, and he is still enforcing our kind of block games, and this is the end of his life, with no future. If I were a referee, I would be officiating in a World Cup final. ”

Jack was annoyed at the thought of the garbage referee. The referee is a physical education teacher at the school, but he just has a referee qualification. But there are more than 25,000 referees in England, and less than a hundred are able to officiate in the professional league.

Just like the referees who now enforce Premier League qualifications, there are less than 20 in all of England. Exclude some old ones, and then exclude some lower-level league referees who are promoted to the Premier League to officiate two or three games a season specifically for the purpose of cultivating echelons. The real referees in the Premier League are only fifteen or sixteen.

And the garbage referee for the law enforcement Jack and their community games is the garbage of the garbage. At the age of thirty-five, he doesn't even have the qualifications to enforce some regional leagues, so he can only enforce community competitions.

Community competitions are the most difficult to enforce. Because of how to enforce the law, they are not satisfied with the referee. Moreover, the English league is relatively strict, and any racial discrimination and brawls will cause huge attention and punishment. But community competitions, brawls are simply commonplace. There are already a lot of conflicts between the community, and something will explode during the game, and at the end of the fight there will be a serious fight. In games like law enforcement, there are often cases where the referee is beaten up.

In other words, this referee is like this, and he has no chance to stand out in his life. Because in the lower leagues, there are many excellent referees in their thirties.

"Jack, don't talk about it. You study so well, what a referee. How much money does the referee have? ”

Jack and Stephen are both nineteen years old and have just entered college this year. As Stephen said, Jack's parents were definitely a respected class in England. Since Jack's grandfather, they are all highly educated and have good jobs.

The income of referees in England is very low, and those referees who enforce amateur leagues, school leagues, and community leagues can get two pounds and three English tables for one game, and they can't support themselves at all. Even the Premier League's highest-paid top referee is only around £20,000 a year. And those ordinary Premier League referees can hardly earn more than 10,000 pounds a year.

So in England, referees are all part-time. Most referees work as physical education teachers, police officers, and some freelancers such as lawyers. Because referees are physically demanding, even higher than many football players. Therefore, those who sit in the office and want to work part-time as football referees are basically unlikely. They simply don't have that much time to exercise their bodies.

And judging from Jack's current results, coupled with the development of Jack's family, Jack has a job in the future, where can he have time to become a referee.

"I'm not kidding."

Indeed, Jack's desire to be a referee was impulsive, and he was by that garbage referee. But Jack was confident in himself. I used to just think that I was different from everyone else, but today I was angered by that garbage referee.

Jack thought about it, and he must be a good referee because of the differences he has. There will certainly not be such a misjudgment as today's garbage referee. When Jack looks at the cup, others can only see the front of the cup, but Jack can even see all aspects of the cup, as if the cup is turning in front of his eyes. Jack was even able to freeze the image in his own mind.

The same goes for watching the pitch. Jin Ming's eyes are like a replay shot, and he can see the movement of the ball clearly from all sides. Jack believes he has a unique advantage in judging offsides and fouls.

"Jack, you can't be real?"

"Yes. I'm really going to ask around and see how I can be a referee. ”

"Jack, stop playing. Are you really going to be a referee? ”

"I'm not kidding."

Jack had never wanted to be a referee, but now the more he thinks about himself, the more suitable he is to be a referee. Not to mention his talent, just Jack's family is relatively wealthy, and Jack, as the only child in the family, will not have a headache about money.

A lot of talented referees are abandoned to be referees at the beginning for financial reasons. The referee's income is too low, and he can't support himself by officiating a few pounds a game. Therefore, many people abandon being referees for life reasons. There will be no obstacle for Jack in this regard.

"Stephen, I'm going to be a referee. I'm going to be the best referee in England. ”

"Huh."

Stephen looked at Jack and didn't know how to persuade him. Because he never thought that Jack would be such a choice.

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"Football referee?"

When Jack's parents heard Jack's words, they were both very puzzled. Jack's parents are highly educated, having earned a postgraduate degree in the UK. Jack's father was a Ph.D. graduate.

Jack's father now owns a law firm on his own, which is not a top law firm, but it is also a medium-sized law firm. In terms of income, I dare not compare with those rich people, but the income is definitely dozens of times that of ordinary office workers.

Therefore, Jack's parents also hope that Jack can go to school well and then be decently active in high society in England. Jack is also very competitive, since he was a child, in addition to fighting a lot, he has always been very good at learning. I didn't expect to be admitted to college, but now I want to be a football referee.

"Yes, father."

Jack was adamant. Growing up so big, Jack followed the path set by his parents. But this time Jack wanted to decide on his own terms, so he looked at his father and said, "This is what I want to do." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

Jack's father, although he had high expectations for Jack, did not force it. Looking at Jack's decisive appearance, he nodded. On the contrary, Jack's father still had some joy in his heart.

Although Jack has been excellent since he was a child, he has never said what his future will be, nor has he decided his future, and he has always moved forward according to his parents' wishes. Today, with such a decision, Jack's father instead thinks that Jack has finally grown up.

After getting the consent of his parents, Jack immediately began to prepare for this, and also understood what the model of football referees in England is. Soon Jack jumped at an opportunity.

On 15 April 1994, South Yorkshire Football Association held a one-and-a-half-month referee training course. Jack signed up for the training course. Jack's home was in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, so he had to sign up for a course in his hometown. There were definitely not many people, and the total number of people who were trained with Jack was only about twenty.

The content of the course was simple. The content of the training is also written things, that is, things about the football rules issued by FIFA. These things were too simple for Jack.

It should be said that it is a very simple thing for these students. As long as you have a good memory and you're a fan, there's basically nothing unfamiliar with the rules. It's just that the training class is more formal than the fans know, and it has become a very formal written language.

The same goes for Jack. In fact, it didn't take more than a month and a half, and in Jack's opinion, it was a pure waste of time. As long as you study these things in a surprise study for ten days and half a month, there will be no problems.

It's not Jack egotistical. On 4 July 1994, the English Football Association held a refereeing examination in South Yorkshire. It is said that it is held by the English Football Association, but the English referee exam at this time is not strict. Or that at this time, the English league was irregular in many aspects, and the same was true for the selection of referees.

It's just that there is an English FA sign, and more of it is held by the South Yorkshire side. As long as they pass the exam, they will have their names listed under the FA name.

Jack did well in the written exam. Of course, as long as you study hard, you will not fail the written test. Jack easily completed his own written test. Then there was a field trip.