Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gearóid Morrissey


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete all. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:26, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Gearóid Morrissey

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Renomination after things got a bit messy in the last AfD. Non-notable footballer who is yet to even play in (EDIT: the top tier of) the League of Ireland, which is considered a dubious claim to notability itself. J Mo 101 (talk) 10:36, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm also nominating the following players that have never played at LOI (EDIT: Premier League) level. J Mo 101 (talk) 10:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)




 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. J Mo 101 (talk) 10:54, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete all - LoI isn't fully-pro, and the 1st Division certainly isn't. All players fail WP:NFOOTBALL and WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 12:59, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep all - All these players play in the League of Ireland, unlike what is stated above. These players meet WP:GNG. Hsetne (talk) 19:47, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Pardon my ignorance, and allow me to clarify. I meant the above players had never played in the top tier of Irish football, the Premier League. As far as I'm aware the First Division isn't even to close to being fully professional. J Mo 101 (talk) 22:50, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete all. League of Ireland Premier Division isn't fully professional and neither is the First Division. They fail WP:NFOOTBALL and WP:GNG. Argyle 4 Life  talk  00:15, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:04, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep all They satisfy WP:GNG, they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Loitid (talk) 07:50, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete all. Although Kanagh, Kenneally, Holland and Morrisey have played for Cork City, the League of Ireland is not a fully professional league and so none of these players pass WP:NFOOTBALL. While there are sources on these articles, most of these are from first party sources (such as their respective teams and FAI) and the rest are just run-of-the-mill sports coverage such as match reports and transfer news which fail WP:NTEMP and WP:GNG. &mdash;BETTIA&mdash; talk 08:48, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * To be fair, most articles about football players on wikipedia are relying on match reports and transfer news, even those at the highest level of the game. That's generally where you find/source information about footballers. Aren't the FAI a secondary source? Their coverage in print media (Irish national and local newspapers) hasn't been taken into account either. Hsetne (talk) 13:34, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The FAI references are about the players representing the country's national youth sides, so they would be construed as primary sources. J Mo 101 (talk) 10:43, 9 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete all - none of these players have played in a fully professional league, which is required to meet WP:NSPORT and the coverage of these players is largely routine and trivial meaning they all fail WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


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