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The result was withdrawn -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 23:14, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Shabab (Oman)[edit]

Withdrawn I found a source in a Omani newspaper which indicates it is a notable sports club in general.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:36, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Non notable football club.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:55, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, non notable, so are we going to delete practically every team in Europe thats not in the top flight? Al Shabab are in the top flight of Omani football, surely that is notable? I guess it's not notable if you don't follow the league. Druryfire (talk) 22:25, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe in inherent notability. Google search Al-Shabab Oman. Do you see thousands of reliable sources? No hits in google books. If somebody actually could show me some reliable sources in the article I might believe it is notable. Until I actually see some evidence... I really couldn't find any sources which really indicate this is worthy of an encyclopedia article. I'm not the only one. Somebody tagged Al-Khaburah too. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:06, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the note about Al-Khaburah. It was a simple to improve article, which I've done and contested the prod. Jogurney (talk) 01:51, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:17, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 15:55, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - how on earth is this team "non notable"?! A top-level team and participant in the national cup is clearly notable; article needs improving, not deleting. Giant Snowman 15:59, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Google search Al-Shabab Oman. Do you see thousands of reliable sources? No hits in google books. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:04, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No offense, but if you search for Al-Shabab Oman in Arabic, you will find plenty of sources - especially Koora.com. I added one article from Koora, but my language skills are terrible. I have to believe someone with better skills could flesh this article out quite a bit. Does it need thousands of sources to be kept? That's not a guideline I'm aware of. Jogurney (talk) 01:22, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - per GiantSnowman. --Soccer-holic^{I hear voices in my head...} 16:05, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - top flight football club appears notable. Jogurney (talk) 22:22, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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