Let's Talk Squash - SUSPENDED

drop.shot · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:44 am Post subject: Steve's NOT the powers to be

I did check you on the net because I was wondering myself if you're truly NOT The power to be Smile

And happily I found out that you are the same/ similar as everybody here, so to say. Passion for the sport itself,
a lot of knowledge and understanding. I dare to say you would be great supporter for Mark Chaloner
(current PSA President)

But the mission of PSA is
"Managing and promoting the dynamic world of the men's professional squash tour." so it's NOT for us. We may watch and cheer, but PSA is not designed to satisfy our thoughts or needs.
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stevecubs · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

Sorry drop.shot, too deep for me. I just think writing 15/13 down as 11/10(5-3) is stupid, that's all.

asdf · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: Also Sorry

Also sorry drop-dot-shot, but the PSA is, in fact, "designed to satisfy our thoughts or needs." If you (plural) don't like what you see, they don't exist. They have a product. If you don't buy it, they have to retool and come up with something that will sell. You pay their salary, and they constantly try to increase it by making their product better and more popular.

drop.shot · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

Steve wrote: I just think writing 15/13 down as 11/10(5-3) is stupid,

AND I TRULY AGREE WITH THAT. 15-13 is fifteen to thirteen bar none. Whoever think different must be called "retarded" Rolling Eyes

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drop.shot · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject:

asdf,

I just said that PSA mission is "Managing and promoting the dynamic world of the men's professional squash tour.

in that light, I do NOT think that PSA would even bother to read/ analyze/ understand our comments /slash/ needs. READ carefully - managing and promoting the dynamic world of the men's professional squash TOUR.
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Calsquasher · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject:

drop.shot · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:40 am Post subject:

I do respect what you say, but decisions of PSA do not seem to be influenced by one inch with our voices, do not you see that? PSA's mission is not to satisfy you or us, but to make the tour go on. Simple.

P.S. By the way - you do not read carefully enough.
PSA mission is "Managing and promoting the dynamic world of the men's professional squash tour.

It's not "the world of squash" it's "men's professional squash tour". Semantics?
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Haasquet · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject:

McSboncen · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

drop.shot · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:

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Run-away-from-danger Boy · Prolific Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 140

And to who, exactly, are they promoting it to? Themselves?

drop.shot · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

dynamic world of the men's professional squash tour.

just go to their http://www.psa-squash.com/ (About the PSA) and you will see it just before your very eyes.
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Run-away-from-danger Boy · Prolific Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 140

Okay, I read it. I still don't get it, so please explain it to me like I'm a 5 year old - to whom are they supposed to promote it to?

Surely you can't interpret it as them promoting it to themselves??? They have to promote it to somebody, I expect that would be Joe Public. You can't promote anything to anybody effectively without knowing what they want in the first place, no? Can the PSA simply ignore the public if they want long term success? Isn't PSA success largely determined by the satisfaction and interest of the general public / sponsors? Don't they need to know how to do that?

asdf · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:24 am Post subject: Sponsors

Ultimately, it is the sponsors that need to be pleased. But the sponsors want to please you.

This topic is generating some excellent posts.

GOB · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject:

Give it up guys! I don't think he is gonna get it Rolling Eyes

I think we all agree that that to "Manage and promote the dynamic world of the men's professional squash tour" you first need someone to promote to, which is the squash paying public. Whether or not they will listen to the public (through this forum or any other medium) I don't know, but they should.

Definitely 15-13 and not 11-10 (5-3).

Fredbare · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: Squash scoring

I don't understand why we have to have a change in scoring, all it has done is remove the one thing that set squash apart from other racket sports, that is the ability to recover from a seemingly impossible position in a game or a match. Table Tennis has changed their scoring system and stuffed it completely. If it's not broke don't fix it is my view. Now we have the WISPA girls adopting it, are players going to travel long distances to tournaments to be eliminated after spending less than 20 minutes on court??? It was obvious that the PSA had made a mistake with adopting PAR scoring when they decided to change to 11 from 15, all it has done is make the rallies longer and more boring than under traditional scoring. There are team events held in my area in NZ using first to 11 scoring and some players opt out as they don't want to travel for 2 hours for a 20 minute match. Why change for the sake of change??