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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Timotheus Canens (talk) 15:33, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Kay (footballer)[edit]

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Footballer who has not played in a fully-professional competition as his only appearance was in the FA Cup, so fails WP:ATHLETE. Lack of non-trivial sources means that he also seems to fail WP:GNG. -- BigDom 18:14, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. This footballer played in a fourth round FA cup tie (a round which very few non-professional clubs reach) between two Premier League teams. If we use common sense, rather than wikilawyering, can we really say that that doesn't make for as much notability as playing in a League 2 match? Phil Bridger (talk) 20:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. —Phil Bridger (talk) 20:15, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:24, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - in my experience, participation in the FA Cup has, generally, been grounds for inclusion. I remember asking about it once in a discussion at WikiProject Football over some players who had participated in a cup (Carling Cup, I believe) match but not in a league match, and the consensus appeared to be that they met WP:ATHLETE on the basis of the cup appearance. The FA Cup is more prestigious than the Carling Cup, surely, and this athlete has played in the fourth round, which, for me, is enough to pass WP:ATHLETE. Cocytus [»talk«] 04:45, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:42, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep passes WP:ATHLETE as he has played at a fully-professional level of football. --Jimbo^[online] 16:15, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, as he passes WP:ATHLETE, but the article needs reliable sources. --Carioca (talk) 21:22, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - FA Cup appearance should be adequate to satisfy WP:ATHLETE. Rlendog (talk) 21:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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