Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jamie Laird

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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 07:03, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jamie Laird

This nomination concerns Jamie Laird and Anthony Mason (footballer), footballers who have never played in a professional league, the minimum requirement set forth by WP:BIO. Get rid of the pictures as well. Punkmorten 07:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete both per nomination; neither has played at a senior professional level yet. Qwghlm 07:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep Jamie Laird. He plays in the second division English league, which is a professional career. However sources should really be included in the article. If not, fails WP:NOR and WP:V Cheers -- Imoeng 07:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Also Weak Keep for Anthony Mason. Stragely, the infobox clearly stated his professional career. Cheers -- Imoeng 07:51, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
    • Delete - they are youth team players with a pro club, they have never played in any pro matches themselves, also the "pro career" Imoeng refers to in Mason's infobox only shows a loan spell at Tiverton Town, who are not a pro team and don't play in a fully-pro leagueChrisTheDude 08:56, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both Youth team players. Catchpole 09:12, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both Half the kids in the UK play football conncted to a FA club. Obina 09:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both per Catchpole, and even though I was born in Plymouth. BTLizard 10:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Not notable in the way Wayne Rooney, Jermaine Pennant or David Beckham are. SunStar Net 11:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
  • So are you suggesting that all footballers who are not as well known as those three should be deleted? As there are 1000s of articles on players that are nowhere near as well know? Englishrose 19:06, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, they don't play in a fully professional league. Hence WP:BIO excludes them. Daniel.Bryant 12:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both - per nom. HornetMike 00:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both - per nom. BlueValour 01:11, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete for the simple reason that they've not been given a squad number yet, thus are still considered youth team players. However, if they are promoted to the first team then recreate the articles. Englishrose 19:06, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both - per nom. Kingjamie 21:06, 29 October 2006 (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.