Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul McNally (footballer)


 * 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. The consensus is that the subject does not meet the relevant guidelines. GiantSnowman explains them succintly. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:47, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Paul McNally (footballer)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL JMHamo (talk) 01:04, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. JMHamo (talk) 01:05, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  02:00, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete LOI does not appear to be fully professional Seasider91 (talk) 08:20, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. League of Ireland covers the top two levels of football in the ccountry so fully-professional or not is hardly an issue. Has also represented All-Ireland (i.e, the Republic and NI combined) internationally. Emeraude (talk) 13:37, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - He has not played in a fully pro league or for his county's national team (all Ireland matches are not sanctioned at tier 1), meaning the artilce fails WP:NSPORT. He has not received sufficient coverage to meet WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:02, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails NFOOTY as has not played senior international football nor played in a fully professional league. No indication that subject has garnered significant reliable coverage for any other achievements to satisfy GNG. Keep argument above fundamentally flawed, the FPL necessity is there mainly to prevent the creation of thousands of articles on amateur footballers across the globe simply because they have played in their countries top division. Secondly, the "All-Ireland team" is not a formal football team so does not count as a full international appearance. Fenix down (talk) 16:14, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. This article indicates LOI not fully professional so he fails NFOOTY. GnGn (talk) 06:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Irish league is not fully-professional, contrary to the above keep vote. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTY. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:41, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 11:01, 24 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Question:So, to clarify, the fact that there is no fully professional league in Ireland means that there should be no articles at all on footballers in Ireland? Emeraude (talk) 12:09, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * - those players that have played for their national team or another team in a fully-pro league or have had significant coverage would be notable. But a standard LoI player - no, not notable. GiantSnowman 12:19, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * So no footballers in Ireland other than those in the national team? Not even those who are professional? Emeraude (talk) 12:23, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * - it doesn't matter if the player is professional, or their club - it is the league itself which must be fully-professional. GiantSnowman 12:30, 24 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.