Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Emirates Cup/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:31, 4 August 2016 (UTC).

Emirates Cup

 * Nominator(s): Lemonade51 (talk) 02:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Another football nom. The Emirates Cup is a pre-season tournament, hosted by Arsenal which tends to run every summer with few possible exceptions. Just like the competition itself, this list is largely modelled by the Amsterdam Tournament which was promoted years ago. I've polished the history bit, added some pictures and think it's now worth a shot here. As ever would welcome any sort of feedback, mercy buckets....Lemonade51 (talk) 02:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Some minor suggestions/comments:
 * Comments from Mymis
 * "It has been held every summer since except 2012" -> not sure if "since" is needed
 * "pitch renovation" -> maybe link "pitch"?
 * "if teams were tied on points" -> "if teams are tied on points"
 * some captions of photos end with a period, some don't
 * Made changes according to WP:CAPFRAG

Mymis (talk) 22:12, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * "March 2007; managing director" -> I'd suggest starting a new sentence after "2007"
 * "the Intertoto Cup however meant they" -> "however" sounds out of place in the sentence, maybe not needed at all
 * "with over 110,000 filling the stadium" -> "with over 110,000 people filling the stadium"
 * , thanks for your comments, have made changes. Lemonade51 (talk) 22:54, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Some further suggestions:
 * "were formally announced weeks later" -> i think the exact date when the cup was officially announced is important
 * Done


 * "earnt" -> "earned"
 * Going by British English spelling, it's perfectly fine to use 'earnt'. I've changed this however.


 * Not sure whether commas are really needed in short sentences throughout the article, including: (I may be wrong tho, my English is not perfect)
 * "Arsenal won the inaugural Emirates Cup, held in 2007."
 * "Emirates Cup in 2010, but failed to top the table in the next"
 * "A wide shot of the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal faced Real Madrid"
 * Only changed the first sentence, the last two I think need commas because one is an independent clause, the other for semantics and structure. Lemonade51 (talk) 12:48, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Mymis (talk) 11:24, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Never seen it spelled as "earnt" and Oxford English Dictionary interestingly does not even include such word. And about commas, sounds fair. You have my support; great job. Good luck! Mymis (talk) 13:51, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Support – Read through the list and didn't spot any flaws worth pointing out. I must admit that the most interesting part for me was recalling that the Red Bulls actually won a tournament once. :-) Giants2008  ( Talk ) 22:36, 14 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Fair enough I Support then. - Yellow Dingo&#160;(talk) 05:31, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Comments by Threeohsix The prose is top standard, but I feel something it could do have some improvements. You cover the history well, but about the reception? Is it viewed as a top pre-season tournament, how's it compared with others in terms of appeal? with some many pre-season tournaments available, do clubs often skip this one to play for another, like Audi Cup? what's the cache that Arsenal spent to bring the teams there? Also it's the trophy generic or about Arsenal or Emirates? I know we're always depend on sources and what they cover, but it would be great not to have just a history of who won it.--Threeohsix (talk) 11:16, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments I think 'reception' is pretty self-explanatory as the first tournament was well attended and it's been like that ever since. Reception of managers, players? Not so sure. There's very little context to go on because it's a pre-season competition (the media's coverage isn't as comprehensive as a cup final or league fixture), and Arsenal doesn't release information about how they decide which clubs to invite and such. Hope that clears up your concerns. Lemonade51 (talk) 22:55, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Go on then.--Threeohsix (talk) 11:38, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Source review:


 * Formatting: No blocking issues, though it would usually be standard to link Arsenal and Emirates on at least the first ref that has them as a publisher
 * Spotchecks: refs 3, 14, 19, 27 checked; no issues
 * Completeness: Would prefer to see more non-Arsenal references, but no real issues

Source review passed; closing this as promoted. -- Pres N  19:10, 3 August 2016 (UTC)


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