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Back from scratching my nuts, however I choose to do it, I do feel this is part of the changing face of football. It wasn't that long ago that in England referees were told they wouldn't get anywhere if they had a beard. A referee at a training day was publicly called out in front of hundreds of people by a senior FA official saying that he wouldn't get anywhere because of his hairstyle (he had a "top bun"). This is dinosaur behaviour and wouldn't be accepted whatsoever these days.

I see chewing gum as the same. I don't chew gum, I never have, but in no way would I look at someone that does and say it looks unprofessional. I really don't think people care what referees look line now as long as they get the decisions right.
 
deusex said:
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?
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I wouldn't chew gum for a job interview.

I struggle with you claiming strawman.

A job interview as you correctly identified is not a football game. They are massively different and I am lost in your poor analogy.

Anyway, let's put this to bed.

I wouldn't chew gum during a job interview as we are in close proximity, indoors and it can be distracting to the interviewers.

I would chew chewing gum on a football pitch as we are outdoors, well spaced, I am there to do a job not get a job, it may help with concentration (placebo or not) and me chewing gum shouldn't distract the players from doing their job.
 
deusex said:
Would you go to a job interview chewing gum?
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How does an interview equate to refereeing? You're trying to compare apples and oranges. Do you have PTSD from getting detentions at school for chewing gum in class?

But i'll humour you.

I wouldn't chew gum at an interview because I believe it would give off a poor first impression. Simarly, I go dressed to an interview with the intention of impressing the panel.

But I would chew gum during my day job in the office and happily wear jeans and a t-shirt day to day.

Simarly, I wouldn't turn up on a first date in tracksuit bottoms and an old t-shirt. But after 10 years of marriage, she's lucky if I get dressed some days.
 
GraemeS said:
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 pit
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OldNavyRef said:
I wouldn't chew gum for a job interview.

I struggle with you claiming strawman.

A job interview as you correctly identified is not a football game. They are massively different and I am lost in your poor analogy.

Anyway, let's put this to bed.

I wouldn't chew gum during a job interview as we are in close proximity, indoors and it can be distracting to the interviewers.

I would chew chewing gum on a football pitch as we are outdoors, well spaced, I am there to do a job not get a job, it may help with concentration (placebo or not) and me chewing gum shouldn't distract the players from doing their job.
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So you concede it is unprofessional.
Thank you, that's all I needed.
For the record I'm not that bothered if you chew tobacco. It's amatur football.
 
deusex said:
So you concede it is unprofessional.
Thank you, that's all I needed.
For the record I'm not that bothered if you chew tobacco. It's amatur football.
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I concede that showering the pitch in extra bits of unchewed gum is unprofessional. But one piece in your mouth? No one should care - and if they do, it's their problem not yours.
 
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