LIV Golf

[Oddsocks]

Looks like it’s Phil.

Agree both sides of any debate are important.

Well that’s crap, completely ruined this debate as it will pretty much spiral into a pro liv thread. Got the impression he was actually warming to the tour too

 

[Mel Smooth]

Imagine what's going through Caleb Surrat's mind - he would have grown up dreaming of making it as a pro and reaching the levels of elite golf, and now he's got Lefty giving him short game lessons while Jon Rahm watches on..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1765232022073557211

 

[Deleted member 35577]

Folks, people leave for various reasons but it is against forum rules to discuss members who have left. First and foremost, they are not around to either defend themselves or put their perspective across. If people want to chat about it, take it to PM'S.

Further chat will be deleted and persistent posters will receive warnings. Move on.......

This post is exactly the same word for word as one just posted by LT. Is moderation now scripted?

 

[Slab]

This post is exactly the same word for word as one just posted by LT. Is moderation now scripted?

And a bit naive to think there won’t be raised eyebrows when the user profile of one of the most prolific forum posters has a deleted state, to be told ‘remember you can't talk about it’

 

[Swango1980]

Folks, people leave for various reasons but it is against forum rules to discuss members who have left. First and foremost, they are not around to either defend themselves or put their perspective across. If people want to chat about it, take it to PM'S.

Further chat will be deleted and persistent posters will receive warnings. Move on.......

So, if we ever find out that Erik Ten Hag or Jordan Henderson was once a member of Golf Monthly Forums, then we can ban anyone who talks about them?

 

[AddisonRoad]

First Liv was "dead in the water" then it launched


Then "nobody big will sign only has beens"

DJ signed


Then nobody else will sign .. whoops cam didn't get the message


Liv players won't compete in majors.. they won't be tournament sharp , man brooks really did extra well then.


Nobody else will join, jesus rahm didn't you get the script


End of day nobody knows the ins and outs of Liv. Nobody has a clue about the sponsorship deals or the finances.


All we do really know is with every top talent that leaves for Liv the pga field takes a hit whilst Liv improves


The pga have the feeder tours but who do people want to see? Rory, Hovland, Scotty? If any of them leave what then? Do we kid ourselves further that Liv will just disappear because people want it to?

You're right about LIV launching and signing players, but you're implying they've achieved their goals.

I assume LIV's primary goal is to get people to watch its product, and that hasn't happened. If you honestly believe that LIV got 2 million viewers on Coffee TV (that's 60% of what the final day of the Open boasted last year), you're not operating in reality. Its YouTube figures are horrible, its US TV ratings are horrible, and its overall engagement in the sports world (outside of Australia) isn't panning out.

LIV's achievements:
-Spend billions signing players on medium-term contracts
-Make the PGA product/field worse

Nothing else

 

[moogie]

This post is exactly the same word for word as one just posted by LT. Is moderation now scripted?

Of course it's scripted
The mods aren't real
They are AI bots......obviously

 

[Mel Smooth]

You're right about LIV launching and signing players, but you're implying they've achieved their goals.

I assume LIV's primary goal is to get people to watch its product, and that hasn't happened. If you honestly believe that LIV got 2 million viewers on Coffee TV (that's 60% of what the final day of the Open boasted last year), you're not operating in reality. Its YouTube figures are horrible, its US TV ratings are horrible, and its overall engagement in the sports world (outside of Australia) isn't panning out.

LIV's achievements:
-Spend billions signing players on medium-term contracts
-Make the PGA product/field worse

Nothing else

On the CW highlights - aired during the day, after the rounds had finished, they got close to 200,000 views. Considering there are other ways of watching in the US, and that figure is for US based viewers only, I’d say that was decent.

If you’re going to go down the route of challenging viewing figures, you’ll need something to back it up.

 

[Deleted member 35577]

Of course it's scripted
The mods aren't real
They are AI bots......obviously

One of them claims to be a good putter so if that's the case I wish I was an AI bot!

 

[moogie]

One of them claims to be a good putter so if that's the case I wish I was an AI bot!

Aye that'll be hobbit
Played many a round with him
Often thought he was a robot tbh
Certainly putted like one
Never misses......

 

[Beezerk]

One of them claims to be a good putter so if that's the case I wish I was an AI bot!

That’s an excellent memory, I can’t remember him mentioning it for years, has he posted about it lately

 

[Lord Tyrion]

This post is exactly the same word for word as one just posted by LT. Is moderation now scripted?

Why make up an answer which will fundamentally be the same when copy & paste exists?

This has been covered many times before, usually whenever someone leaves the forum

 

[Lord Tyrion]

And a bit naive to think there won’t be raised eyebrows when the user profile of one of the most prolific forum posters has a deleted state, to be told ‘remember you can't talk about it’

We don't make up the rules . The powers that be are very keen on this particularly one so we have to follow it through.

 

[Bdill93]

Why make up an answer which will fundamentally be the same when copy & paste exists?

This has been covered many times before, usually whenever someone leaves the forum

Surely you can understand why it happens though, some of these people are like hall of fame forumers and they just go forever all of a sudden!

 

[Deleted member 35577]

That’s an excellent memory, I can’t remember him mentioning it for years, has he posted about it lately

Yes he has

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Surely you can understand why it happens though, some of these people are like hall of fame forumers and they just go forever all of a sudden!

Completely. We are all inquisitive, people want to know the reasoning, rationale etc. It is what it is though. The poster closed their account, moved on. The rules state no chat

 

[Bdill93]

Completely. We are all inquisitive, people want to know the reasoning, rationale etc. It is what it is though. The poster closed their account, moved on. The rules state no chat

Its hard though man Anyway I'm moving on before I cross the line and damage my angel halo

 

[Beezerk]

Yes he has

Wouldn't surprise me, he's a right show off

 

[Oddsocks]

So does this mean the forum is now pro-liv or trying to remain impartial?

 

[simsini]

So does this mean the forum is now pro-liv or trying to remain impartial?

I guess it depends. Is the forum pro-PGA Tour and pro-DP World Tour? Personally I'm pro all tours.