Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brisbane FC

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy delete: G11 as spam. If this is indeed notable, write an article, not a press release. --Kinu t/c 06:36, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brisbane FC

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Unsourced crystalballery that reads like a press release. Mattinbgn/ talk 21:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Mattinbgn/ talk 21:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. rumour is that this is real, but "Brisbane FC" has been used to refer to other notable football clubs in Brisbane[1] (so it is surprising they were allowed to register this business name). I've notified new user BarcaGaffer (talk · contribs). At present, the club is probably real but as yet isnt notable. John Vandenberg 22:08, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong delete. Second sentence in the article, at the time of my !vote, is blatant COI. Reads like an advertisent per Mattinbgn. But, it's pro ball - so those are my contentions, and as a new pro ball team, it might hit WP:N by default. I reserve the right to change my mind accordingly, but for crying out loud, get rid of the COI and spammishness and that'll be a significant improvement. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 22:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. There are no sources for the article. The article consistently refers to we. Further, there is already a soccer team from Brisbane, the Queensland Roar and they have a five year exclusivity clause. As our article on the A-League states, Football Australia are looking to expand into new areas rather than setting up new teams in existing areas. Capitalistroadster 03:28, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete non-notable, also per CapitalistRoadster. Orderinchaos 04:31, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Playing in a professional league is notable. Wanting to play in a professional league is not.Garrie 04:53, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete Tagged with db-spam as vanispamcruftisment, it's a press release, crystal ballery, and shouldn't even be here. Thewinchester (talk) 05:17, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.