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wsl adds a gamer as ceo. a fucking gamer! hahaha.
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is he gonna add longboarding, mens and women, bodyboarding, men and women, and wavestorm divisions? perhaps a trans division for sasha jane lowerson?
it could get so much worse
it could get so much worse
They need money and are grasping at straws. The sport, history and culture of surfing are irrelevant to them.
Louisiana and S Carolina is easy.
Wisconsin and Canadian also easy. Letterkenny makes it even easier.
Aussie and kiwi isn’t that hard either.
But isn’t the real issue here that someone thought a guy on the Raglan Surf Report was an Aussie? Never mind the account is quite well known - didn’t the Raglan part give it away?
I’ve been threatened with death in the water more times than I can count.
It‘s the story of my life.
I’m always “overqualified.”
do they even knee of death, bro?I’ve been threatened with death in the water more times than I can count.
It‘s the story of my life.
I’m always “overqualified.”
I worked on a construction crew. The contractor was American, as were myself and one other old timer. Then there were two brothers. They were Kiwis. The last guy was Australian. I should mention the contractor’s ex wife was Australian which is why I assume he had all the down under contacts.
I don’t know how the Aussies felt about the Kiwi, but the brothers despised “the bloody ocker.” They certainly didn’t seem like they shared a common culture or heritage.
The Aussie had come for the surf. He explained that in the Aussie surf mags the articles all featured perfect surf and that’s what he expected to find. Boy was he disappointed.
ps. As far as pro surfing, I enjoy watching it but if it went away I would not miss it at all.
I don’t know how the Aussies felt about the Kiwi, but the brothers despised “the bloody ocker.” They certainly didn’t seem like they shared a common culture or heritage.
The Aussie had come for the surf. He explained that in the Aussie surf mags the articles all featured perfect surf and that’s what he expected to find. Boy was he disappointed.
ps. As far as pro surfing, I enjoy watching it but if it went away I would not miss it at all.
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They should give it Randy Rarick and Barton to run tbh
I'd pick Shea Lopez. Charges, rips, overachiever, Gulf Coast hunger, East Coast grit, had to be the chief mother hen amongst his peers of the 90s/00s fuckupry...
There's probably two dozen Australians who could do it well. Just an endless array of Ace Buchans, Ben Dunns, Bede Durbidgii
There's probably two dozen Australians who could do it well. Just an endless array of Ace Buchans, Ben Dunns, Bede Durbidgii
Adult learner, sigh
Accents? Check the visual pain if you ask a South African if he's Australian. Kiwi's feign half the indignity.
RR would be a smart PR move. Love him or hate him, he's definitely endemic. No one would have the bona fides to challenge his decisions, even if we all disagreed with him.
Barton would be the best to run the booth, although he'd need a shave. Get rid of Joe, make it Barton, Richie, Kelly, Rosie & Coco on the broadcast. Strider in the water, just because. People who were actually pros and have the ability to saliently express what they're seeing and *why* it's important. Plus, let them question the judges just as sports commentators in other leagues question the refs.
#pipedream
You assume these people want the job lol. @
And RR might be a good PR move to people in their 60’s, but the meat of the audience would be lost. And while I’m not sure why they keep going so far away from real surfers for the CEO role, you can bet a 70 year old man is not the guy you want leading the media charge here.
As for the booth, I love Barton. Rosie is fine, Coco speaks like a little girl, and Strider is better than Kaipo.
Nobody is assuming that. The media charge before the content of whatever is presented is assbackwards.
how about 10 yrs younger. can the ceo be 60? or is maturity a disqualifier because they can't possibly grasp the market drivers for dumbass surfer wannabees?
Yeah - not assuming anything. RR reminds me of George Downing running the Eddie. You might not like the calls he makes, but you can't argue them. I absolutely agree that an old dude at the reins isn't optimal, but then again Rabbit was the head of the ASP for a bit when he was rather weathered.
Maybe Evan Slater would be best given the age demo.