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There are two key pieces of evidence here. First is the recreation of Kenny Browne. BluesFan recreated the article shortly after it was deleted in this AfD. It was promptly speedy deleted per WP:G4, only to be recreated almost immediately by WaterfordFCfan.

Second is the usernames. The Blues is a common nickname for Waterford F.C. 1930 is the year the club was founded. This means that the two usernames basically mean the same thing.

Finally, as secondary evidence, consider the deletion objection at Talk:Kenny Browne. While not necessarily indicative of a link to BluesFan, WaterfordFCfan seems to have a much clearer idea of why the article was deleted, than I would expect of a new editor. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:24, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:07, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

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This editor has almost the same username as a previous sock, User:WaterfordFCfan, and shares BluesFan's interest in Kenny Browne. (See diff) Sir Sputnik (talk) 13:55, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

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Blocked as obvious. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:55, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

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In addition to the obvious similarities in usernames, this editor has also recreated the article on Dean O'Halloran, originally created by BluesFan1930 Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:10, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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 * as per WP:DUCK. Closing. GABgab 21:00, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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The most telling piece of evidence here is the recreation of Kenny Browne under the title Kenny Browne (Irish footballer, born 1986). Repeatedly creating this article is what got BluesFan blocked in the first place. It also wouldn't be the first time this editor used unnecessary disambiguation to bypass create protection (see Kenny Browne (footballer)). Their deletion objection on the talk page is similar to objections raised raised by previous accounts at Talk:Kenny Browne and Talk:Dean O'Halloran. Finally, the timing of this is also quite suspect given that BluesFan had an unblock request declined only yesterday. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:06, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:46, 19 July 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:50, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * - to confirm socking.
 * ✅ Salvio Let's talk about it! 17:30, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeffed with tag and closing.

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Repeatedly recreating the article on Kenny Browne is what BluesFan blocked. Just after the most recent recreation (see Kenny Browne (Irish footballer, born 1986)), this IP blanked Articles for deletion/Kenny Browne (diff). Additionally, all edit from this IP have been to subjects related to Waterford F.C., BluesFan's sole subject of interest.

The fairly consistent editing pattern over the course of the last month and the fact that there have been no edits to Waterford F.C. related articles from any other IP in the 109.255.0.0/16 range suggest that this IP is at least somewhat static, so blocking might actually accomplish something. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:14, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

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 * Good when reported, but the IP hasn't edited for longer than the block would have been. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

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All but one of BluesFan1930's accounts have had usernames like this, declaring their support for Waterford F.C. (The Blues is a common nickname for the club.) This editor has also readded content about the club's stadium initially added by a BluesFan sock (compare this to this. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Obvious duck, please indef. Thank you. Sro23 (talk) 00:36, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:31, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

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The main piece of evidence here is the creation of David Webster (footballer). Webster is an Irish footballer who recently signed for Waterford FC, BluesFan's sole subject of interest. So far as I can tell, every new article about a Waterford player in the last few months has been a BluesFan creation, and repeated recreation of some of these is what got BluesFan blocked in the first place. The Webster article also bears some stylistic resemblance to BluesFan's previous creations. (Compare it to this version of Mark O'Sullivan (footballer) for example.) Note the use of the subject's first name, and the lack of commas following dates at start of sentences. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:16, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - I'm endorsing my own request here. Please check to confirm. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:17, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:03, 3 December 2017 (UTC)