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The result was delete. Peacent 03:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Crossley[edit]

Declined prod. Article is about a footballer who has never won anything major or has done anything other than play professionally. It is unsourced and has few g-hits, many of which are another Ryan Crossley. There are zero WP links to it and is heck, only one sentence long. Reywas92^Talk 19:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep: My gut says delete, but WP:BIO (on athletes) says that "Competitors who have played in a fully professional league" are notable; I'm not 100% clear on this, but it appears he qualifies. MastCell ^Talk 20:13, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment You know what would be handy? If at the top of the page for every league (not necessarily the teams, but the league) it said "This team plays in a fully professional league" or "This team played in a fully professional league from year x to x". This would make deciding whether someone actually passes WP:BIO so much easier. --Charlene 21:23, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete If he played for Huddersfield Town in a competitive game then he'd be notable; however soccerbase.com claims he was only a trainee there, and allfootballers.com has no record of him (or indeed any other Ryan Crossley) playing in the league. Unless it can be shown otherwise, he doesn't pass WP:BIO. EliminatorJR ^Talk 22:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude 07:29, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - As he's only ever played in the lower leagues, or for Huddersfield Town Youth, he fails WP:BIO. Daemonic Kangaroo 07:50, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It seems clear that he didn't play at a professional level, so he does not meet notability requirements.--EH74DK 18:12, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete In the articles current state I will go with delete, however if the article was improved and had citation that he played professional that would help. I noticed it said he was a professional footballer. I don't know if he is retired now, but according to that DOB, 27 can be an early retired. There would be some kind of injury report that can confirm what happened to him. But as it is, delete. Govvy 11:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per D. Kangaroo. slυмgυм [ ←→ ] 12:17, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Although he was contracted to Huddersfield, he never appears to have played for their first team. Soccerbase shows only an appearance for Bradford Park Lane, which is not a team in a fully professional league. Robotforaday 12:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nomination as utterly non-notable. Burntsauce 18:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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