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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:30, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barasat Euro Musketeers[edit]

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Non notable football club. This club is only a state league club which has not played in a national competition yet nor has this club even played a game yet. Check Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability for the club criteria. --Arsenalkid700 (talk) 05:00, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 13:11, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no indication of notability. Mentoz86 (talk) 21:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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~~Leaning towards keep~~. Neutral This club has NOT played any soccer games yet, but it is one of the 6 clubs playing in Bengal Premier League Soccer, which is starting this year. Indeed, this club has the highest budget of all the teams. The name may not be covered in media yet, but it is slowly appearing. For example, [1], [2], [3], [4], .--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:57, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I dont think you see the issue. According to wikipedia guidelines a club is only notable if they have played in a national competition which for India would be I-League, Federation Cup, Durand Cup or I-League 2nd Division. That is it and Barasat has not played in any of those leagues/cups. Also all 4 of your sources fail WP:GNG as they are all very basic football reporting which is normal to see in all new leagues. --Arsenalkid700 (talk) 13:37, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - Reply. I understand that the club does not meet the club notability requirement as told in the essay Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability. Indeed the club will never meet this criteria as it is never going to play in a national league. However, the club would meet notability for general notability reason. One thing I must say the club may not meet any notability criteria as of now, since coverage in the media is minimal. However, it would be covered in regional and national newspapers once the league starts. I am not completely voting keep, as this is an expected outcome in near future, and has not happened yet. However, I would be reluctant to vote "delete" as well. The coverage by regional media, large fan-base etc can make something notable even if it does not meet the club notability criteria outlined in that essay.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:16, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - I doubt it. The coverage would just be normal match-reports and maybe interviews with players. Nothing special. --Arsenalkid700 (talk) 19:25, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - Delete, with the intention to revisit if the club gets national attention.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:10, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
oppose. the club slowly rising in next days.--Neogeolegend (talk) 11:35, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete objective vote based on Wikipedia guidelines for inclusion. The WP:GNG would be a good place to start. Cloudz 679 13:29, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability so far. Article can be created later on when/if they play in a National League and become notable. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:06, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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