Paul Risdall

My name is Paul Risdall and I referee ⚽️🏀

[Paul Risdall @MnReferee]

@JJDevaney @agundling this is amazing. https://t.co/yOSXGHDInS

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@agundling and @COsoccerpod I accept your nomination for PGMOL director. But I need a week to scrub my social media of LFC support! 🤣 Ref group text screen shot as my résumé.

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I feel like @agundling deserves the last 24 hours for being a good sport about the dinner... 🤣🤣🤣

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@footy_road Stop crying about decisions. We are not Arsenal. We are better than this.

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@MUFCDarren_ Show the other angle.

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@COsoccerpod in regards to @agundling ‘s book, my chat with my experienced referee friends including an MLS AVAR, we all agree that no one knows what a handball is anymore. Every competition treats it differently. It’s utter madness. 2 new chapters this week in the CL semis.

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2. As an experienced marathoner Andrew’s analogy was very apropos. It’s typical for form to break down at the end. Most runners will move to a heel strike and do what they need to do to get over the line in the last 5K.

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@COsoccerpod 2 things: 1. @agundling was right when he said the ref forgot that Camavinga was on a yellow. The ref even turns away after showing the yellow which you would never do if you were expecting to show a red. That should not happen to a referee at this level.

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He likely was told in his headset that it was a second caution. This is a situation the referee can manage. A card isn’t wrong but the expected response is to chew him out but let him off without a 2nd card. If it was his first no problem.

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I’m going to need to hear @JJDevaney’s thoughts on the @COsoccerpod even if it’s on the plus side about Rory’s shot at Irish cuisine! 🤣 I can say as a descendant of both Italian and Irish, we didn’t eat many traditional Irish dishes growing up so I would tend to agree.

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while not being condescending. I've come a long way in football knowledge from the early days of arguing with @JJDevaney twitter, but I genuinely appreciate you both. I will be a listener and subscriber as long as you keep doing this podcast. Happy 12 years! 🍾

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@COsoccerpod @agundling, I wish I could say I was there from the beginning, but I started listening to you guys in the fall of 2016. Since then I basically have not missed an episode. I signed up to referee that summer and decided I needed to understand the game better.

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and maybe most importantly on my long training runs. I'm hoping to complete my 6th marathon this summer and you guys have logged more miles with me than any other training partner including 8 mi today. Thanks for talking about soccer in a way that is relatable to a guy like me,

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@JJDevaney @agundling it isn’t really going to start a fight but if you crossover and dribble between the other players legs and then go in for the layup, that will guarantee a much more physical play the next time you try to drive. @COsoccerpod

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@JJDevaney’s Liam Rosenior rant was the best thing in my day so far. Could not agree more! Amazing. @agundling @COsoccerpod

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@JJDevaney @agundling Maybe that helps. Certainly need to do something differently. You are absolutely right that this type of football is awful on the eyes.

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@JJDevaney @agundling regarding JJs suggestion that grappling is given as a free kick, a free kick cannot be given because the ball is not in play until the corner has been taken. The only legal recourse is a yellow card until the kick is taken.

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@Joshmufc30 Culture issues? @agundling This is what you normally see at Manchester United...@COsoccerpod

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@agundling @JJDevaney my other Olympics hot take is that all major team sports shouldn’t be included. (Soccer, basketball, hockey, baseball) They should have their own competitions/world cups. Olympics should be for the other sports that can’t carry a competition on their own

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@agundling @JJDevaney I think Andrew and I are very similar people. Haha. I spent hours giving people my hot take that all subjective sports with judges should be removed from the Olympics. Judging in ski jumping is absolute nonsense.