The Wozzle Shamozzle…

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Nick Bone started the topic in Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 11:16am

It’s doing my head in. Can anyone please explain to me how anything the WSL seem to do just seems plain bad. Like they’re trying to go out of there for negative criticism. Tell me one thing they have achieved that has been met with universal acclaim and not vice versa.

I don’t understand. Surely they have a little team monitoring the feedback on there activity yet the just keep making poor decisions. Not only that but there is never any acknowledgment or ownership of they’re poor decisions. Lies and exaggeration are just the norm. Trestles was watched by 7 million+ people. Bullshit. How do they expect us to believe that when they can’t even crack 10k viewers each competition.

I need answers, theories, anything to help me understand this whole situation.

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suchas Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 12:01pm

You mean you don't understand "Bracket Stage"??
Sounds like a placeholder for an idea till you think of something better.

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batfink Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 2:58pm

I’m going to say that overlapping heats has been a brilliant idea that took a long time to come up with. Great for surfers, great for viewing, compacting the time element.

Other than that I can’t help you.

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Stuart Lickspittler Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 3:30pm

Something for the comp couch types to mull over...

https://beachgrit.com/2023/02/maligned-surf-town-described-as-a-monument...

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burleigh Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 3:38pm

Sally Fitz wildcard, letting trans women surf against women, the final at Trestles. They are doing a great job at fucking everything up time and time again.

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morg Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 7:19pm

Nick You’re not the only one with that realisation. Check out this recent Surf Splendor YouTube clip where they discuss WSL fails

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southernraw Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 7:28pm

Yeah watched a bit of that ABB yesterday mentioned above.
It was absolutely awesome.
Held in the junkiest grindiest conditions, yet absolutely riveting for all the reasons outlined in the article.
A long way off from the WSL s{l}ickfest.
Congrats to BBB for the win.
And to think Dakota Walters is nowhere to be seen near a WSL event yet completely stole the show yesterday and showed himself to be one of the very best competition surfers in Australia.
How exactly does the WSL get it so wrong?
I'd start with chief SUP rider and work my way back from there.

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flollo Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 10:35pm

I honestly can’t get myself to watch it. I have many more important things to do.

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Nick Bone Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 at 12:25pm

“ The partnership expansion is across the ‘23 and ‘24 seasons, with the ‘Official Ladder’ of the WSL seeing the continuation of the successful onsite activation, the “Bailey Ladders Leaderboard”, which will also continue on the live broadcast and across WSL’s social media channels.

“The WSL is happy to have Bailey Ladders increase their involvement to include the CT events in Australia for the next two years,” said WSL APAC President Andrew Stark. “We had incredible feedback from fans onsite and watching from home on the Bailey Ladders Leaderboard. We look forward to continuing this activation across four events in 2023 and 24, both onsite and online. We’d like to thank them for their ongoing support and for seeing the value in professional surfing.”

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Nick Bone Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 at 12:26pm

It’s like a parody. But it’s not.

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 at 12:27pm

“incredible feedback”

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AndyM Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 at 12:37pm

"continuation of the successful onsite activation"

Hahahaha!

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suchas Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 at 1:22pm

No sign of "forward leaning"?Can't be corpo speak without it.