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What is it exactly?
I'm not sure about referencing this as a Trophy in comparision with legitimate competitions. If a reference could be found describing why Celtic won it and what it actually is I'd be happy to leave it up.Neiljbradley 11:02, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
I helped write part of the original but in hindsight I don't think it's really needed. Yes a near quadruple is impressive. But the three teams who could be listed are all ready listed for their near trebles. After all, their near trebles were a lot more interesting. ManU won the Treble but missed the quad when they lost in the League Cup quarter-finals. Chelsea won the Cup and League Cup but missed the league by a good 8 points and only made it to the Champions League Semi-finals. And Bayern Munich actually came the closest; they won the Bundesliga and the second cup in Germany, but lost in the finals of both the German Cup and the Champions League. Anyway, my point is that in this case, I don't think we should list the near quadruples. But before I delete, I wanted to get some feedback. Anyone? Nygoodliving 02:48, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Rangers FC where within 2 games of a Quadruple in season 2007/08, losing the Uefa cup final 2-0 to Zenit and losing the domestic league on the last day of the season. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.125.162 (talk) 23:51, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
If you want it in the article, please justify it being in there. Quad means 4 and the article is talking about winning trophies, the Copa America is one trophy, however often you win it. Kie (talk) 12:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
I've removed the following text
Porto FC also won the quadruple in the 2003/2004 season winning:
Firstly porto did not win the 2004 Portuguese cup. Secondly the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira is the equivalent of the community shield. Now admittedly Portugal doesn't have a second cup competition therefore making a quadruple like celtic's impossible but nevertheless I don't think the text should remain. (Statto999 (talk) 13:36, 5 June 2008 (UTC))
"At present - in the majority of leagues - The Quadruple is the ultimate achievement, consisting of every major top tier trophy a club can win in a single season. Yet it remains a practical impossibility in some countries, such as Spain and Italy, where there is only one major domestic cup competition."
The majority of leagues don't have four major trophies available, so it's hardly an achievement if it's outright impossible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.107.222 (talk) 21:05, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
This article reads a little OR-ey at the moment. Is it possible to find proper sources which discuss this supposed feat? If not then maybe AfD will be the way to go. --John (talk) 18:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
What are you on about son? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.107.222 (talk) 15:27, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
The article is neither Original resarch or "unofficial" The term "quadruple" is as legitimate as "treble" and "double" when referring to football trophies won in a season IMHO. It is a feat that is almost never achieved in a season but has been deemed possible prior to the season's conclusion in recent years in the (English) Premier League (see links below for use by newspapers) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/chelsea/article508085.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article1652832.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article1438293.ece The term Quadruple is clearly an accepted term. If more teams had achieved it then there would be more written about it. As it is Trebles and Doubles just happen more often.
I would be interested to hear John's and Bigpad's responses —Preceding unsigned comment added by Statto999 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 7 July 2008 (UTC) See also http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2132317.ece for use of "Quadruple" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Statto999 (talk • contribs) 22:41, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
(Statto999 (talk) 18:20, 8 July 2008 (UTC))
The International section certainly looks like original research - there is not a single citation. I added in Arsenal LFC's achievement as that certainly has been described as a Quadruple in reliable sources such as the FA and The Times. As for the rest - it depends whether you count minor trophies or supercups in (I wouldn't, but that's my personal opinion) - a reliable source is needed to back this claim up as well. Qwghlm (talk) 09:36, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
The part about their Community Shield win needs removed. At least celtc's Glasgow Cup wasn't a one match trophy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.97.223 (talk) 02:40, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
I've reworded the intro slightly. There is no reference given which offers a definition of the term. A quick search of usage in online sources shows that although it's most often used in the sense of 'Champions league + 3 domestic trophies', there are plenty of other examples. See for example, [1] [2] [3] --hippo43 (talk) 19:37, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
SFB it would make more sense to do what you suggest. It would make things clearer and more "encyclopedic" Statto999 (talk) 21:41, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
This is NOT a major competition. It takes about a week to play and gets practically no coverage outside of countries that have clubs participating. The Emritates Cup or Amsterdam Tournament may as well be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.230.168 (talk) 18:48, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
I propose this be merged with the Quadruple, since both are rather short articles and could easily be merged into one coherent article defining the different achievements in football. This would also open op for the inclusion of the sextuple, which was deleted rather inconsistently.Sandman888 (talk) 15:48, 23 February 2010 (UTC)