Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bamidele Alli


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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 21:43, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Bamidele Alli

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He did make two FA Cup appearances for Milton Keynes Dons, but neither of the two were against a fully pro club so he still fails WP:NFOOTBALL and I can't find any significant coverage to meet WP:GNG. – Michael (talk) 21:29, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. – Michael (talk) 21:35, 10 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - per nom. He has not received significant coverage in reliable sources and has not played in a fully pro league, meaning the article fails both WP:GNG and WP:NSPORT. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:38, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 09:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:55, 16 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 22:51, 17 December 2012 (UTC)




 * Delete - per... everyone, really. Agree with GS above - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Stalwart 111  23:01, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - article is about a footballer who hasn't played in a fully pro league or in a cup-tie between two teams from fully pro leagues, which means that the articles fails WP:NFOOTBALL. Also fails WP:GNG due to lack of coverage in reliable sources. Mentoz86 (talk) 02:31, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep it should be who the player plays for that confers notability, not who they're against, otherwise it's ridiculously unfair and arbirtary. ArtVandelay13 (talk) 15:29, 18 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Just to clarify, WP:NFOOTBALL is about who the player plays for (a team in a fully professional league), not who they play against. In this instance, the subject has played no games for the club, except for a 25 min stint in a cup game against an amateur side. That's not considered a "professional league" for the purposes of WP:NFOOTBALL. Let's face it, this is obviously a case of WP:TOOSOON - the kid will get a run in the new season; his profile on the team site basically guarantees as much. But right now, he's not considered notable enough for inclusion in an encyclopaedia. Stalwart 111  22:26, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. – Michael (talk) 05:42, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It's far from arbitrary. Clubs are far more likely to try young, and otherwise unnotable players against weaker opposition than they would in the league matches explicitly covered by WP:NSPORT, to say nothing of the fact that the early rounds of national cup competitions when fully pro clubs can play against non-fully pro opposition inevitably receive less coverage than the later rounds when (usually) only fully pro clubs are involved. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:32, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - three editors in agreement to delete should not have resulted in a relisting, the fact remains this player has not competed at a notable level and thus fails policies as detailed above. C 679 09:46, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:NFOOTBALL. — ΛΧΣ  21  04:14, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
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