Episode 10: Ryan Bahia

Episode 10! Thanks to everyone who's listened to and shared the podcast so far, we're thrilled to have made it this far! In this episode we talk with Ryan Bahia from Perform Group about Opta and the upcoming OptaPro Forum, tips for applying, previous forums and what clubs are looking for in an abstract. Note that the deadline for these is 18/10/2015, so get sending in soon! In the second half of the podcast we discuss Rory Smith's latest article on ESPN FC (see here: http://www.espnfc.com/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/2626868/football-coverage-is-more-intellectual) and the sacking of Brentford's manager Marinus Dijkhuizen. Is this analytics 'fad' finally over?! Have the Moneyball men finally been defeated?! Tune in to find out! Please take the time to give us a rating on iTunes here: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/analy…id991610009?mt=2. It really helps us grow the audience for this podcast and get new people involved. --------------- Ryan Bahia is @ RyanBahia and you can find the OptaPro blog here: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/ Tom Worville is @ Worville
 Sam Gregory is @ GregorydSam analyticsfcpodcast@gmail.com for any comments and questions! --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY
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