Talk:Gareth Bale/GA2

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 07:18, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

I am taking up this review. Will post my comments in 24 hours. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 07:18, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Lead

 * Please exclude citations from the lead. All facts in the lead must also be mentioned in the main text and the citations should be present just there.
 * Free kick should be linked at first mention
 * ✅ — Jkudlick • t • c • s 16:02, 7 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Please use convert templates consistently throughout the article.
 * What is Spurs? Link?
 * ✅ "Spurs" is a nickname for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. I have changed it to "Tottenham." — Jkudlick • t • c • s 16:02, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Early life and career

 * Bale was born in Cardiff, Wales Give the full name when you begin with the main text
 * to parents Frank, a school caretaker, and Debbie, an operations manager I think you should refer to the parents by their full names
 * He was a keen athlete and played football alongside future Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton,[23] rugby, hockey and excelled at athletics Can be rewritten as "He was a keen athlete; he played football,-alongside future Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton-rugby, hockey and excelled at athletics"
 * Are refs. 25 and 26 the source for only the quote? The sources for the line or two preceding it?

Southampton

 * debut in the Saints' 2–0 victory Link Saints
 * Link free kick, it's the first mention in the main text
 * and at home to Norwich City. Source?
 * Derby County is a duplink
 *  scoring 5 goals Say "five" as per the MoS

2007–09

 * Link friendly, dead-leg
 * Duplinks: Manchester United
 * coolly slotted past goalkeeper "Coolly" may sound like original research or unencyclopedic
 * Has Arsenal been linked anywhere? It should be linked at the first mention in the main text
 * making it three goals in four starts for the then 18-year-old. Source?
 * ligament damage Links?
 *  exploratory surgery on 11 December 2007 We can have a link here. We need not say 2007 in this line
 *  Sporting Director of?

2009-11

 * for over 2 months "2" in words
 * Duplink: Fulham

2010-11

 * On 21 August Please mention the year when you start a section
 * head-high volley  may be linked
 * Duplinks: Champions League, White Hart Lane.
 * You need not repeat the year 2010 throughout the section. Give it simply at the start of the section
 * On 17 April 2011 2011 need not be repeated in this line.

2011–12

 * Bale scored his first goal of the season  "season" could be linked to 2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
 * On 3 December 2011 ; On 27 June 2012 Unless you mention the year at the start of a para as a rule, we do not need years in these lines.
 * Duplinks: Tottenham, Fulham, Norwich City, Premier League Player of the Month

2012–13

 * For the 2012–13 season "season" could be linked to 2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
 * Bale scored his first goal of the season against Reading in a 3–1 away victory Date? With year as well.
 * On 29 September We need the year here unless you mention it before as I asked to in the previous point
 * Link FA Cup, Clint Dempsey
 * Duplinks: Coventry City, Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion, North London derby, Premier League Player of the Month, BBC, Goal of the Month, White Hart Lane, Southampton, Sunderland
 * On 30 January, Bale scored a superb solo effort in the 1–1 draw with Norwich City "superb" may sound a bit like overstatement
 *  this took Spurs into third place, and strengthened their Champions League ambitions. Could be made into a separate line
 *  against West Ham on 25 February I guess it is 2013 by now. Mention it here.
 * On 3 March 2013, Bale scored against Arsenal  The year should be mentioned in the line I pointed out in the previous point. Arsenal is to be linked in an earlier section
 * In the next para, 2013 is repeated
 * the same season, the other being Cristiano Ronaldo, who won them in 2007 I think a dash should separate the part about Ronaldo from the rest of the line

Real Madrid

 * signing a six-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Source?
 * Duplinks: Cristiano Ronaldo, world record transfer fee

2013–14

 * Duplinks:Champions League, round-of-16, Atlético Madrid
 * of Real's first sixteen games Could be written as 16, as is generally recommended for numbers above 10. Same for played the final twenty-six minutes

2014–15

 * Duplinks:Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Sociedad, Carlo Ancelotti, Málaga

2015–16

 * Duplink: Rayo Vallecano

International career

 * Duplinks: Ryan Giggs, David Vaughan, Cardiff City Stadium, Football Association of Wales, Liverpool

Style of play

 * I hope there is no overstatement or original research here
 * Duplinks: Harry Redknapp, Olympique Lyonnais, Liverpool, the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, Norwich City

Career statistics

 * The "International" table could be updated

Outside football

 * Source for was born at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff on 21 October 2012. ?
 * Duplinks: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

Sources:
 * Are Refs. 4, 39, 46, 90, 127 reliable? I could not check all the sources, please see that unreliable sources like blogs do not find a place here.
 * In ref. 133 say BBC not bbc.com
 * ✅ — Jkudlick • t • c • s 15:51, 7 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Ref. 141 is a dead link
 * The correct link should be to The #10 million man.  78.147.171.217 (talk) 14:46, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I have repaired it. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 16:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

You are requested to respond to the comments here. I believed you were inactive since October 2015 but since you appear to be active again, I will not fail the review. The review has already remained open for a week now and other editors have assisted; if there is no response from your side by 21st this month (that would be two weeks since the review started) I would have to sadly fail the nomination. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 10:34, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * There has been no response from the nominator's side till the 21st. I shall have to fail this article. However, I hope necessary changes are soon made in the article and it is soon renominated. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 08:22, 22 March 2016 (UTC)


 * After re-nominating, I have followed up on most of the items found on this list, especially the hard bit where there were a lot of references found in the lead section. There may still be some points to be talked about, it can take up to seven days to post a new review. Iggy (Swan) 21:41, 18 March 2018 (UTC)