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The result was keep. Consensus is that the subject passes WP:ATHLETE. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 09:03, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Ferguson (football scout)[edit]

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Fail to see notability. All coverage is passing mention of name in coverage about other people (not inherited) or simple club profile stuff which, if it were an actual footballer, would be dismissed as standard non-independent coverage not implying notability. read some of the refs provided.. "Robson recalled that, knowing Van Nistelrooy from his period as PSV manager, he had told Martin Ferguson - an Old Trafford scout - to recommend that his brother, Sir Alex, buy the forward" and "Ferguson's brother and chief European scout Martin watched the Sampdoria star playing against Palermo towards the end of the season..." DNQ as "significant coverage" ClubOranje^T 10:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ClubOranje^T 10:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. —ClubOranje^T 10:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There doesn't seem to be enough information to get beyond stub status. Perhaps mentioning Martin in Alex Ferguson's article can alleviate the trouble. It's common practice to mention family members in articles about famous people and in this case it can be done without any significant article bloating. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:GNG; if sources can be found to find notability then please let me know and I'll reconsider my !vote. Giant Snowman 14:15, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - following new research that proves this person played at a professional level, therefore meeting WP:ATHLETE. Giant Snowman 12:46, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: no real assertion of notability. -- Big Dom 12:09, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, notable as a player [1]He's already mentioned in his big brother's article Cattivi (talk) 15:12, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete non-notable per above. Very little information available on this player. Ikip 06:31, 20 December 2009 (UTC) Strong keep After looking over the references, I need to change my mind, this is a very well referenced article. Ikip 07:37, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep due to professional playing career. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 08:39, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Even as the author of the article, had I not known about Ferguson's playing career, I would have !voted to delete. But since he has played at a professional level, we'd better keep it. – Pee Jay 09:30, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep has played at a notable level Eldumpo (talk) 11:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, passes WP:ATHLETE as per the evidence provided above. --Jimbo^[online] 13:24, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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