Talk:New York Cosmos (2010)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Yellow Evan (talk · contribs) 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Lead

 * Should be a little longer IMO. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

History

 * "The original New York Cosmos club, active from 1971 to 1985, was the strongest franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), both financially and competitively. At its height, it featured in its line-ups some of the most famous players in the world, including the Brazilian star Pelé, but soon after his retirement in 1977 both the club and the league fell into decline. The NASL and the Cosmos were dissolved in 1984 and 1985 respectively."source? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "After the Cosmos folded, the team's last general manager, G. Peppe Pinton, continued to run and operate the club's youth camps, which had started in 1977.[4] " when did this stop? YE  Pacific   Hurricane
 * "Kemsley's group included English soccer businessman Terry Byrne as vice-chairman, as well as former Liverpool CEO Rick Parry.[3][9] " no need to link CEO. YE  Pacific   Hurricane
 * What league are the Cosmos in? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * What is the Cosmos current record? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Any notable players? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "On October 26, 2011, the club announced that Paul Kemsley had departed as chairman and CEO ."why is there a space before a period? YE  Pacific   Hurricane
 * I think some of the paragraphs can be combined, while others can be separated. YE  Pacific   Hurricane

Stadium and potential Major League Soccer expansion

 * "At the time of the Cosmos' return in 2010, MLS was made up of 16 franchises, with three new teams set to join over the following two seasons: the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers in 2011, and the Montreal Impact in 2012." the Cosmos are in the MLS? YE  Pacific   Hurricane
 * "According to Terry Byrne, speaking on July 28, 2011, the stadium is the biggest factor regarding the Cosmos' accession to MLS. "The league wants us to demonstrate that we are capable of taking a stadium [area] and building a stadium," he said. "We have to be fully prepared to pull the trigger on an all singing and dancing stadium."[17]" how is the date he spoke notable? YE  Pacific   Hurricane
 * Any update on the MLS expansion? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "The Borough Boys' original logo used the colours of New York City – white, blue and orange – and was based around the arches of the Brooklyn Bridge; it also used the motto of Brooklyn, Eendraght Maeckt Maght, which translates from Dutch as "Unity makes strength".[21]" delink Brooklyn since it is used earlier in the article. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Players
Guest players
 * Any roster changes?

Players are retired or unsigned unless specified otherwise. Clubs given as of date of game, August 5, 2011

No. Position Player Nation

1 GK Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur) United States

2 DF Gary Neville England

3 DF Wayne Bridge (Manchester City) England

4 MF Patrick Vieira France

5 DF Fabio Cannavaro Italy

6 DF Sol Campbell England

7 MF Robert Pirès France

8 MF Nicky Butt England

9 FW Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago

11 FW Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur[note 2]) Ireland

12 DF Míchel Salgado (Blackburn Rovers) Spain

20 FW Brian McBride United States

Players from Cosmos U-23

No. Position Player Nation

13 GK Chad Calderone United States

14 MF Ibrahim Diaby United States

15 DF Yannick Reyering Germany

16 FW Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria

17 MF Dane Murphy United States

18 MF Marvin Iraheta El Salvador

19 FW Moriken Sangary Liberia

21 MF Armando Gaitan United States

"Source for list? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delink redlinks since they look painful. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Cosmos U-23

 * Expand on details about the U-23 team. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Summary
While parts of the article are good, in fact very good, it is lacking in many places as well. I am going to fail this GAN for that reason.
 * While I agree with the GAN failure (it's close, but not quite there), I have to comment that some of the questions, especially the ones related to league and record, are clearly already answered in the article. This isn't an actual, active team, but an organization that seeks an MLS expansion franchise that would use the well-known name of the NASL team. I think the article as it stands does a rather good job of explaining that. So I can't say I entirely agree with the assessment.oknazevad (talk) 04:37, 31 October 2011 (UTC)