What is trending number one for you? Glenn Maxwell got 2300 tweets for me.

riseofskywalker was 1 haha with 23.8k. Maxi was 2nd on 16k. Western United starting to trend now. sydneyderby was there but didnt give a number. 

This from Twitter.

Trends are determined by an algorithm and, by default, are tailored for you based on who you follow, your interests, and your location. This algorithm identifies topics that are popular now, rather than topics that have been popular for a while or on a daily basis, to help you discover the hottest emerging topics of discussion on Twitter.

You can choose to see trends that are not tailored for you by selecting a specific trends location on twitter.com, iOS, or Android (instructions below). Location trends identify popular topics among people in a specific geographic location.

If you are looking at your twitter page, then what it shows in trends is based on what the algorithm thinks interests you ie, if you don't follow cricket at all, it isn't go to show BBL trending.
Trends is also more about how much change occurs in a short period of time, rather than popularity, or number of tweets.
You can get a better idea of trends by checking a trend map, that isnt based on your personal history.

However, even then, its change, not numbers. Sports events tend to trend, as people start tweeting about them at the same time, creating a spike, and the trend algorithm loves a spike. Has almost nothing to do with popularity however.  If the bush fires are getting 50k tweets an hour, every hour, and a sports game goes from 10 tweets to 5000 tweets, then the sports match is `trending`, and the fire is not.

11,988 at Bankwest.

That’s better then everyone on here expected 

8855 at the Caketin.  Wellington's biggest home crowd so far this season.

17,083 at the Melbourne derby

17,083 at the Melbourne derby

6,585 in Perth.

Deary me.

Looks like the new regime has "saved" the league again...

17,083 at the Melbourne derby

Match reports actually saying the number was 18,038 for the derby. Think A-League site has wrong number

We're arguing over 1000 people

6,585 in Perth.

Though libel is a pain in the arse, we are reaching existential death spiral territory for the A League here. 

I don't see what can turn this free fall around. It really had reached that point. We are talking about the thousands of people previously solidly supporters walking away from the competition when the football is the same best it's been in several years. 

Given that not long ago this game would sell over 40000 tickets, thats more than 20,000 people who decided to give this game miss. 

I'm not sure exactly how that can be explained. 

This season is on the owners. They constantly agitated in the previous seasons (causing huge negative press in the process) saying they could do a better job and their first season has been nothing more than a fuck up. 

They have no more than 2 seasons to turn this shit show around

Im not sure how you come to that conclusion? 

The same team under Greg O’Rourke is running this years competition as ran last years comp, and the year before. 

In fact, the ultimate boss of the HAL is still the FFA CEO and then the Board. The owners have been given lip service over controlling the league and that may be the case for the next 3.5 years if reports are true. 

If we look at this season and what the owners didn’t get chance to do:

- they didn’t select the competition start date 
- they didn’t select the expansion side 
- they didn’t select when expansion sides would come in, and in what order. 
- they didn’t select the bye
- they didn’t set the fixtures or kick off times 
- they didn’t select the sequence if fixtures, or the big games 
- they didn’t get a choice over VAR
- they didn’t get to control the referees through their professional games board concept 

i can’t think of one change that’s been made to this years competition, other than WU and the bye, so why would we expect anything other than more of the same? 

but City have got greedy gouging fans and in return they have voted with their feet

Im not sure how you come to that conclusion? 

The same team under Greg O’Rourke is running this years competition as ran last years comp, and the year before. 

In fact, the ultimate boss of the HAL is still the FFA CEO and then the Board. The owners have been given lip service over controlling the league and that may be the case for the next 3.5 years if reports are true. 

If we look at this season and what the owners didn’t get chance to do:

- they didn’t select the competition start date 
It's been around this time for a while so not sure where you're going with this. I have seen no indication they wish to change the start date.

- they didn’t select the expansion side 
They were heavily consulted, for example sydney fc kicked up a fuss about southern Sydney expansion so it wasn't included. I'm willing to bet they had huge influence over the selection process.

- they didn’t select when expansion sides would come in, and in what order. 
From what I can tell Wsw wanted to delay mcarthur for one year as they wanted a bit of clear air in their new stadium before competition in western Sydney.

- they didn’t select the bye
Bye was caused by above point.

- they didn’t set the fixtures or kick off times 
Possible, not sure if they were consulted on it. I'm willing to bet they were.

- they didn’t select the sequence if fixtures, or the big games 
Not sure what you mean by that but see above

- they didn’t get a choice over VAR
Who cares, doubt this changes attendances or viewership at all

- they didn’t get to control the referees through their professional games board concept 
Who cares, doubt this changes attendances or viewership at all


i can’t think of one change that’s been made to this years competition, other than WU and the bye, so why would we expect anything other than more of the same? 

Correct.
It would appear the clubs are yet to take over anything of substance.
Recent reports suggest it might be a while yet.
Having said that, the big clubs have plenty of influence.