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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 03:09, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dion Cools[edit]

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Contested PROD. Concern was Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG and who has not played in a fully pro league. PROD was contested on the grounds that the article may meet WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 08:23, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment Thanks for listing here. This piece is in-depth coverage, but is it a reliable source? --Dweller (talk) 11:16, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dweller: - yes I would say FourFourTwo is a RS; but I don't think one piece is sufficient (similar case-in-point this chap. Giant Snowman 17:47, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 17:47, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - meets WP:GNG with significant international coverage such as [1], [2], [3]. Nfitz (talk) 01:13, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Given how heavily the latter two draw on the text of the first of these sources, they can't really be considered independent of one another, and as stated above a single source is insufficient for notability. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:57, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That seems to be a bit of spin. It's not the same article reprinted. Each article is from a different country. They do both reference the first article, but they all seem independent. There are other references before the 442 article. [4], [5]. There's one very good source for WP:GNG (the 442 article), and several borderline ones. Close enough ... Nfitz (talk) 02:55, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - for what it's worth, Cools' team Oud-Heverlee Leuven are currently playing playoffs for promotion to the Belgian Pro League, in case they won't make it, there are sources such as [6] mentioning that the youngster will move to a bigger team. In any case it thus seems he'll play for a team in a fully professional league next season, very likely in Belgium. But that's guessing for now. Pelotas^talk^|^contribs 10:16, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:42, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL JMHamo (talk) 22:27, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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