Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ross Flitney

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The result of the debate was keep. – ugen64 20:05, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ross Flitney

I would like to use this article as an example of a type of article which should be deleted. Ross Flitney was formerly a youth goalkeeper at Fulham F.C., he was released on May 23 after making no appearances for the club. Being a reserve player, let alone an ex-reserve player, for a premier league side should not make a person encyclopedic by any stretch of the imagination. Just from the era of the Premier League there could be literally 1000s of virtual sub-stubs like this. At this time of the season dozens of players will be released by Premiership clubs who clearly will not play at that level at any point in the immediate future. I am essentially requesting permission to delete all articles relating to footballers who are released by Premier League sides who have no Premier League experience, although I do not see why these players have articles in the first place.

Rje 20:53, May 23, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, recruitment by a premier league team is an adequate bar. 21:20, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, Not because he was with a Premier League team, but because he appeared for Brighton on loan [1]. A senior appearance is a good enough criteria for inclusion in my opinion.Leithp 21:25, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
  • I have concerns over Rje's request for carte blanche to delete released premiership players. Are we talking about youth players who have never played, or are we talking about players who have played for other clubs prior to joining a premiership team and have made appearances outside of the top division? Also, I may be misunderstanding the situation, but surely none of these people would meet the criteria for speedy deletion in any case? Shouldn't these all be brought through vfd? I'd appreciate it if you could clarify what the intention is here. Leithp 10:46, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
• So far as I understand it, he never appeared in a game as a professional player, correct? If so, then delete. However, my grasp of the structure here could well be incorrect. Meelar (talk) 23:15, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • According to Leithp he played for Brighton. Kappa 03:33, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. This bloke has played three games before being unemployed. My benchmark for professional soccer players at least 50 games, selection for an international team, or appearance in notable game such as FA Cup or European Cup final. Capitalistroadster 00:45, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, as per Capitalistroadster. Megan1967 06:21, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
• I remember his name from playing Football Manager, but he really looks not-notable. On the other hand we have an article about almost every player who was in MLS team squad, and the English Championship where Ross Flitney played with Brighton is a much more competitive league. Abstain for now. Grue 11:00, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete non notable. JamesBurns 10:24, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

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