Season 10 of A-League has kicked off with bigger crowds, bigger TV ratings and bigger buzz, I catch up with Rob Squillacioti to discuss scheduling, fan experience and football. On ABC Grandstand Francis Leach and I discuss the NBA season and my new hero Rikk Wilde.

On this podcast you’ll learn from about:

Importance of scheduling to the hot start to A-League season
How football fans are critical to success in Australia and around the world
How one channel changes made a big difference
How big the Wanderers win in Asian Champions League is
What milestone did we pass this week with the podcast
Who to follow this NBA season
Why was #TechnologyandStuff trending for Chevy
How you can use Google+ AutoAwesome feature

Resources from the episode

Follow Rob Squillacioti on Twitter (@robsquilla) and Linkedin
Follow @ALeague on Twitter, Instagram (@theAleague) and Facebook.com/ALeague
Paul Lederer on Wanderers' growth
A-League breaks records in opening round
What the AFL could learn from AFL from AFL journalist Rohan Connolly
Rikk Wilde is my new hero, watch the full Chevy Guy video here
How to use Google+ AutoAwesome feature, check out this video from #MelbDerby
Grab your tickets to the Asian Cup go to AFCAsianCup.com/Tickets
Here is how I am tracking with my Anything's Possible List
Grab your ticket to @SEATConference in San Francisco in 2015 and SEAT London like SEAT on Facebook
SEAT Conference announces SEAT London in 2015 – Registrations open now!
Sign up to download the Sports Geek NFL Look Book
Sound of the game was from Melbourne Victory game, listen to Arthur Gillion ep 61
Connect with all guests of the podcast and check out the podcast archive
Thanks for iTunes reviews in Australian iTunes and USA iTunes.
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Learn about @ALeague from @RobSquilla on latest podcast #sportsbiz

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Big start to A-League season 10

Sharing #BeautifulGame moments with Twitter video

Did you notice this before Adelaide played Perth on Sunday? #BeautifulGame https://t.co/p1mijpbA4w

— Hyundai A-League (@ALeague) October 31, 2014

Some Twitter stats around A-League games

Most tweeted matches on the weekend.#ACLFinal 8,713#MelbDerby 7,848#BRIvSYD 3,147#ADLvPER 1,669#WELvNEW 1,215 pic.twitter.com/egvnSisxOl

— Hyundai A-League (@ALeague) October 27, 2014

Big win by Wanderers

David Gallop heralds @wswanderersfc historic win – http://t.co/FmkHV4NkOX #ACLChampions pic.twitter.com/JTHa79DigO

— Hyundai A-League (@ALeague) November 2, 2014

Account to follow this NBA season

Joel Embiid- #2 pick for 76ers our all season already hitting on Kim K & Rihanna on Twitter, he doesn't lack confidence.

MVP rankings in a couple years pic.twitter.com/t7iIACs9f6

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) August 19, 2014

Leigh Ellis, Aussie on NBA TV's The Starters all worth following and watching throughout the season. Former guest on Sports Geek Podcast, listen to how The Starters came about.

#TheStarters selfie, pic.twitter.com/NxI0YBQ2BI

— Leigh Ellis (@LeighEllis) October 28, 2014

Kirk Goldsberry, sharing shot charts and great stats from his Grantland column. Love stats check out StatMuse.com (in beta)

Here's every shot of Derrick Rose's NBA career and a look at his jumper's strange decline. http://t.co/hAnK0sBdul pic.twitter.com/G7rAbYT1qV

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) September 17, 2014

Bill Simmons , mega NBA fan and journalist behind Grantland.com. He will be on Sports Geek Podcast one day, tweet him and let hime know.

Hold on, it's time for my first 180 of the 2014-15 NBA season…….. KEEP RONDO!!!!!!!!!!

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 30, 2014

Daryl Morey,great advice from from Daryl or is it Daryld?

How not to apply for a job 101. I don't think even @clutchfans has come up with this misspelling! #DaryldMoreys pic.twitter.com/TvEWTOPUY8

— Daryl Morey (@dmorey) October 21, 2014

Social Media Post of the Week

MJ with strong selfie game with #MJTakeover

Thanks for letting me take over social media today! It was a lot of fun. Going to be a great season. #MJTakeover pic.twitter.com/fv1CXBqpu7

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) October 28, 2014

Shane Warne not so much (click on this link at your peril)

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