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Because when you admit you wouldn't, you'll have conceded it's unprofessional.
I wouldn't wear two watches, a sweat band and thermals under my clothes to a job interview. I certainly wouldn't apply deep heat.

However, I do the above most weeks for refereeing.

I think this is a terrible way to measure what is appropriate.

I do get being upset with chewing gum, but when I was at school our psychology teacher handed out chewing gum during exams as it is meant to increase concentration.
 
I wouldn't wear two watches, a sweat band and thermals under my clothes to a job interview. I certainly wouldn't apply deep heat.

However, I do the above most weeks for refereeing.

I think this is a terrible way to measure what is appropriate.

I do get being upset with chewing gum, but when I was at school our psychology teacher handed out chewing gum during exams as it is meant to increase concentration.

This is a straw man argument.
No where did I state a job interview is a football match.
In fact, pretend this isn't a refs forum. Forget refereeing. Forget football.
Would you chew gum at your dream job interview?
 
I don't chew gum whilst refereeing most of the time but I have done on occasion when I've wanted to relax more. Horses for courses. I don't think it looks any more "unprofessional" than not tucking your shirt into your shorts - but let's not go there again eh? ;) :p
 
If you want "unprofessional gum use", I once ran a line for a ref who filled his pocket with a handful of some kind of gum/gum-shaped sweet so that he could keep himself topped up as the game went on. For reasons only known to him, he also put his yellow card in the same pocket - so the first card issued was accompanied by a waterfall of gum pellets onto the pitch!
 
I get both sides of this argument. Personally I wouldn't do it, and I can see that if a referee was perceived to have made a mistake it's a stick a team might choose to use to beat them with. With that said, they've been known to use me smiling as a stick to beat me with before, so they really will pick on anything!
 
I doubt anyone would notices when it's just one small piece. Hardly a gob full of Hubba Bubba
I might start getting on the Snus
PM me if anyone has any Khat 😉 I've run out. My performances need to go to the next level
 
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