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The result was delete. The sources presented contain at best trivial mentions Fenix down (talk) 21:45, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Hercher[edit]

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Nothing new since the prior AfD, however the speedy was declined. Issues which were cited in the prior AfD are still extant. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 23:37, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 23:37, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 00:13, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 00:13, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:NFOOTY. Number 5 7 09:38, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 10:13, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and SALT, fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 10:15, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a non-notable footballer.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:42, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Fails WP:GNG Alex-h (talk) 09:34, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, I think this is a bit of an unfortunate one since I would agree that it fails WP:NFOOTBALL as things currently stand given that playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in what was then the Third Division does not meet the criteria set out there. However Inverness Caledonian Thistle are now a notable club having won the Scottish Cup a major national competition and I do feel that Alan Hercher played an important part in their history as a) an original member of the club when it was formed in 1994 b) playing and scoring in the club's first ever league match (which was in itself notable as the first ever Scottish league match played in the Highlands) c) being their first captain. Technically it is probably correct to delete it as the rules stand, and I fully respect the arguments made by other users, but I do think it is a shame is it could easily be argued he played a notable part in the history of a major football club. Dunarc (talk) 22:49, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dunarc: He was Caley's first captain - would there be anything written about him contemporaneously with his playing career? Right now the article is a tweet, a facebook post, and two obits, which isn't enough for WP:GNG, but there have been a couple keep !voters in both AfDs and I'm curious if he was notable during his career. SportingFlyer T·C 08:12, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SportingFlyer: If memory serves there was newspaper coverage at the time, but I doubt any of it is online. I will have look later today to see if I can find anything. Dunarc (talk) 10:48, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There is a more recent story about the first match's 25th anniversary and Hercher's role here https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/1814893/arbroath-match-a-fitting-way-to-remember-caley-jags-legend-hercher-says-bennett/. Also as mentioned in this recent match report mentions the club have named an enclosure after him https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49216200 Dunarc (talk) 14:28, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly also worth noting that there was also mention of Hercher's hat trick on the Scottish Professional Football League's website when it marked the 20th anniversary of the first Inverness Caledonian Thistle match in 2014 https://spfl.co.uk/news/highland-anniversary. This article also might be of relevance https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/big-names-to-honour-caley-thistle-legend-at-charity-cup-match-180834/ Dunarc (talk) 19:08, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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