Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Brotherston


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The result was   delete. Chick Bowen 01:10, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Brian Brotherston

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No evidence is provided that this football player and manager worked at a fully professional level. London Hearts doesn't list him. A google search for "Brian Brotherston" + Meadowbank only provides three results, all of which are this article. A google search for "Brian Brotherston" "heart of midlothian" only provides nine results, most of which are this article. A google search for "Brian Brotherston" "ferranti" only provides five results, most of which are this article.

There are two book references given in the article, but I suspect these are in support of the trivial piece of information that he signed professional forms with Hearts at a very young age. There is no evidence that he played or managed at a professional level and he therefore fails both WP:N and WP:ATHLETE. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 11:02, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 11:06, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - not listed here as having played for Hearts, or here as having played for Ferranti/Meadowbank/Livingston (who didn't play in a fully pro league in the 1970s/80s anyway) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:13, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails BIO, ATHLETE and NOTABILITY. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  11:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep pending review of sources. I contested the PROD primarily on the strength of the book sources cited. While it is possible that Brotherston only receives a trivial mention in the 1984 book, it would be best to review the original source to ascertain the facts. CJPargeter (talk) 13:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. GiantSnowman 17:39, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. fails notability. recreate if and when...-- Club Oranje Talk 00:51, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Question. If verifiable isn't was the youngest ever Scottish schoolboy signed professional football player. worth mentioning somewhere in the project. Nfitz (talk) 05:43, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, you have kids younger than 10 years old who are affiliated to football clubs nowadays via their youth academies. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 06:59, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom --Angelo (talk) 10:10, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


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