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The result was keep. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:57, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dominic Poleon[edit]

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Criteria for speedy deletion as it fails WP:Bio RM-Taylor (talk) 18:03, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. – Kosm1fent 18:20, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete – dunno about speedy deletion, but the article fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTY; minimal media coverage and no appearance in a fully professional league. – Kosm1fent 18:20, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete - no it does not meet criteria for speedy; but it does fail WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 19:13, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - has now made his professional debut. GiantSnowman 16:20, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Poleon is an upcoming Youth player in the squad who was given a squad number and has played in every Pre Season friendly and played in the match today against Shrewsbury town in the first round of the cup see here http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20120811/united-cruise-to-cup-victory_2247585_2878205 these deletion requests seem malicious, these are youth players given first team contracts who have played 1 professional game so far. They don't deserve to have their pages removed.

Poleons website bio page here http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273~61358,00.html still needs to be updated but was added today.

Also he listed in the squad list here(In the Striker section) http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfileIndex/0,,10273,00.html 86.15.195.205 (talk) 20:34, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - what a bizarre nomination. He's playing for a Championship team, and someone is proposing deletion? Don't get it ... didn't he play in the league cup today? Nfitz (talk) 21:46, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not that bizarre, plenty of players who are contracted to Championship clubs have passed through AfD - and he hasn't even played in the Football League yet. --Jimbo^[online] 22:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - passes WP:NFOOTY as he has played in a fully-pro tournament earlier today. --Jimbo^[online] 22:14, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Yes he did play today in the Cup match, he should be either starting in some games, or on the bench for the foreseeable future, the lad has talent and a bright future at Leeds United.

His official twitter page too, which has almost 5000 followers, which isn't bad for an 18 year old footballer, see here http://twitter.com/MrPoleon

Hope I've provided enough information to prove that Dom Poleon is officially a Leeds United player, has played his first pro match for the club in the Cup, and will no doubt play many more, also information about his involvement in every pre season game, including his goals can be found on the official Leeds United website which I can link too if need be.

Another example being Poleon scoring for the first team in the game against Tavistock in pre season, see here http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20120723/united-hit-tavistock-for-six_2247585_2857883

Leave his page alone please, it follows Wikipedia guidelines. 86.15.195.205 (talk) 22:21, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Like I said in another AfD about Bryam, he is 18, just started professional football TODAY against a fully-pro team in an official competition. He wont have much information yet but will eventually. --Arsenalkid700 (talk) 03:33, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: The player played in a League Cup tie on 11 August 2012, and therefore his entry follows Wikipedia guidelines. --Prof bed (talk) 10:24, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Because the Football League Cup is a competition restricted to members of the Football League, a fully professional league, appearances in it have for as long as I can remember counted as passing WP:NFOOTBALL and that guideline's predecessors. Mr Poleon played in a Football League Cup tie yesterday for a second-tier club. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 13:41, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep Passes WP: NFOOTBALL, as he has played in a fully-pro league, although there is a lack of reliable sources on him (and I trigged a spam filter by trying to add sources), but a ((blpsources)) tag would be more appropriate. Electric Catfish 15:09, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - have played in a cup-tie between two teams from fully pro league, and consensus is that it passes WP:NFOOTBALL. Mentoz86 (talk) 23:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep dont get this nomination has recently made his professional debut for championship club- certainly one to watch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.114.225 (talk) 09:14, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep He has made his professional début for Leeds United's first team in a professional competition therefore he can be deemed to be a notable athlete/ sports person. IJA (talk) 15:57, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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