Talk:Northwich Victoria F.C.
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[edit] Release from protection
Within an hour of this page being loosened from fully-protected, our friendly local vandal is back, changing Jon McCarthy's nationality. Same method of operation as before, brand new account, two words, no other meaningful contributions. Time obviously hasn't healed his/her gripe. - fchd 21:30, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
- They are more than welcome to discuss their changes here.. I won't block them if they try that. I have no interest in football or soccer, whatever you would like to call it, and I am merely blocking them as they are disrupting the page without even bothering to realize that their claim is controversial. Please put requested changes here. Cowman109Talk 23:54, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Nice try at protecting only the squad details, MZMcBride. You'll have to try something else though, because I can just remove the code for the template and reinstate the squad list from an earlier version, with Jon McCarty's nationality changed to English.Mane mane 21:02, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
- And every time you create another sock account to change it, someone will correct it. You're wasting yours and everyone else's time. For footballing purposes, once he represented N Ireland, he is treated as N Irish. Live with it. - fchd 21:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
No I won't live with it. He only played for Northern Ireland because he wasn't good enough to play for England. That doesn't make him Northern Irish. It just means he wanted to play international football for whoever could and would accept him. By the way, I've saved the details of the squad list in case MZMcBride (or any other administrator) decides to delete the history of the NVFC article to stop me copying-and-pasting the squad list from old versions of the page.Mane mane 21:40, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
- Your argument could be a lot more convincing if you'd stop blatantly breaking Wikipedia policy with your sockpuppet army and just stayed with one account and stopped to explain further instead of just using socks to get what you'd like. If you stop disrupting the page and instead talk here, I won't block you. You may very well have a valid argument, but you're not helping yourself this way. Cowman109Talk 00:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Dream on.Deer hay 17:09, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
MZMcBride: Your warning "Attention: Removal of this template will result in immediate blocking." isn't going to work. My sock-puppets are blocked on sight anyway for being abusive socks. If you put in an automated revert of removal of that template and automated block of any account that removed it that would work. But is that technically possible? Ha ha ha ha ha.Plain Zed 21:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
The vandal is arguing that English should he his nationality because of where the player was born, but there is no such thing as English or Northern Irish nationality only British. So by his argument the flag should be a Union Flag, not a St. George's cross. Therefore the only thing that could be used is the national team he played for, if the flag is anything to do with sport.86.142.103.241 05:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
- Indeed. The only thing that makes this person notable is football, therefore it is his "football nationality" that is relevant - therefore Northern Ireland. It's just a shame that it's taking the time of several of us to counter the actions of a single misguided vandal. He/she knows it's going to be reverted every time, yet still changes it at the first opportunity. - fchd 06:09, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Doh. I really shouldn't have said "If you put in an automated revert of removal of that template" should I? I've been beaten by my own idea. I'll knock it on the head now.86.143.9.61 20:38, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Semi-protection
Semi-protection is pointless,the vandal will continue his behavior as he has obviously saved up accounts. S-P just means that anons can't revert and I for one am not prepared to have my home page attacked like others have been. J McC will be leaving soon anyway. 86.144.21.53 18:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Please add hyperlink to page:
Links to news site about tournament played by football players from this club's domestic league division —Preceding unsigned comment added by Foo-med (talk • contribs) 08:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- No, please don't - this is linkspam. The link to the 4nations may be a legitimate link from the page about the England C team, but it is completely irrelevant to the individual clubs. - fchd (talk) 08:10, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] And it starts again...
This time using IPs rather than sock accounts. I've made three reverts so I can't do any more until tomorrow. - fchd 21:40, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
- The three revert rule doesn't apply in this case as we are dealing with a banned user disrupting the page, but nonetheless I'm poking the bot operator again. Cowman109Talk 01:58, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Changes to squad
Stuart Elliot and Paul Brayson need to be removed as they have left. Mattythewhite 21:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Danny Mayman has returned to Hucknall Town so needs moving. Ram4eva 06:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Simon Rusk has joined from Boston United. sepmix 16.23, 2nd July 2007 (GMT)
Please note Rusk is Scottish and not English the entry should look like this:
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Kingjamie 16:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Mark Roberts has moved to Accrington Stanley Ram4eva 11:24, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Ben Connett is mentioned twice in the squad list.86.140.88.114 22:08, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
It appears to be 20, unless it has been changed in the close season. [2] It looks like the squad has changed quite a bit last season, but for an obvious reason casual users can't update. Ram4eva 06:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
I have updated the squad template, I'd appreciate it if somebody could update the main page with the players' names. Good news is that Jon McCarthy is no longer on he list, but Simon Rusk is now added. NVFC 17:28, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
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Yeah, could the squad list be replaced with:
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Thanks. ArtVandelay13 12:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Where are players 12 and 13? Are they supposed to be absent? --MZMcBride 16:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
There is no 12 or 13 listed here [3] Is it possible if wanted for Simon Rusk to be both English and Scottish? NVFC 17:08, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- No, the template only accomodates one flag, the player's primary nationality. ArtVandelay13 17:31, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Just wondered as the vandal has left the Rusk page alone since a fudge was reached on his nationalityNVFC 18:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Done. As I recall, this vandal was obsessed with Jon McCarthy, who no longer plays for Northwich Victoria; as such, I've reduced protection to semi-. Cheers. --MZMcBride 19:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Just wondered as the vandal has left the Rusk page alone since a fudge was reached on his nationalityNVFC 18:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
I think the article can be unprotected now - Jon McCarthy, the player whose nationality was persistently changed, has now left the club. Mattythewhite 13:56, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
Neil Redfearn is no longer Manager (or player) --Q2thaZ 14:36, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Simon Rusk is transfer listed and out on loan, Carlos Roca has left from the list above. Other changes on squad template. NVFC 14:57, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
- Is that good? Cowman109Talk 21:43, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 1976-77
The season 1976-77 should warrant a special mention in the history of Vics being best FA Cup run in modern times. In November 1976 Vics beat Rochdale 2-1 in an FA Cup first round 2nd replay at Maine Rd after drawing 1-1 at Spotland and 0-0 at home, put Peterborough to the sword 4-0 in the 2nd round and beat Elton John's Watford 3-2 in a pulsating cup tie at the Drill Field in the third round with Frank Corrigan securing an interview on Match of The Day for scoring the winner. All hopes of a dream draw in the 4th round were foundered when Oldham Athletic at home came out of the hat. The match was moved to Maine road to get more fans in and 29,000 witnessed a brave battle from the Vics going down 3-1.
During the same season Northwich and Boston United were fighting it out for the Northern Premier League and Vics went to Scarborough on the last day of the season knowing a win won bring them the title. They drew 1-1 effectively handing the Lincolnshire side the title. A memorable season.
[edit] Squad changes
I've unprotected Template:Northwich Victoria Football Club squad for a bit so squad changes can be made more easily. Cowman109Talk 21:48, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
I suggest that the template is now deleted and the details put back into the page itself. I believe it serves no purpose now because a) Simon Rusk and Jon McCarthy don't play for Northwich anymore and b) the bot didn't work properly anyway. I'm willing to make the edit to the page but want to check whether it should be done by an administrator (obviously I can't delete the template anyway, only blank it). 81.153.14.100 16:46, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've subst'ed the template onto the page now. If the admins have a problem with this, I guess my changes will just be reverted. Let's see how it goes... --Kurt Shaped Box 16:54, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
I've had a go at updating the squad, there are three players I am struggling to find more details for.
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If the pages isn't vandalised I might edit from my usual account NVFC 18:19, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Removed a Kevin Townson entry from current squad as it was the same as the version above which shows him as numbers 16 & 23 --Q2thaZ 22:07, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
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- Dino Maamria needs a link added, in both the squad and as manager. Mattythewhite (talk) 12:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Interlanguage
Please add an interlanguage link ja:ノースウィッチ・ヴィクトリアFC to Japanese Wikipedia. Thank you. --Kurihaya (talk) 11:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- Done. :) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 11:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you for your prompt action. How qucik. --Kurihaya (talk) 11:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- No worries. Glad to help. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 11:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you for your prompt action. How qucik. --Kurihaya (talk) 11:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Home strip change
The new home shirt has a solid green body and white sleeves. The shorts and socks remain white. Please see following link showing photo from today's game against Altrincham; scroll down the match report page. I don't know whether the away strip has changed.
http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/080101na.htm
Oorpt (talk) 23:41, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Simon Rusk has left
Simon Rusk has now left Northwich Victoria. Please can Simon Rusk be removed from the page / the page be unprotected as Jon McCarthy and Simon Rusk no longer play for Northwich? Also can someone please advise as to how the strip colour is edited or provide a link within Wikipedia so I can provide the correct details / change it myself if the page is unprotected?
Thanks. Oorpt (talk) 19:11, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, mate - I didn't see your previous edit request, nor the message on my talk page WRT the strip colours (I only noticed it last night). I'm not honestly sure how to change that. I have removed Simon Rusk from the squad section, however. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:18, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
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- Actually, scratch that - I *think* I've managed to change the colours correctly now... :) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:22, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you. That looks good. Are you prepared to unprotect the page now that there are no players at the club whose nationality could feasibly be disputed?
Oorpt (talk) 19:34, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Aye, why not? There are enough people keeping an eye on the article and it can just be re-protected if the sockpuppet vandalism starts up again... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you. Oorpt (talk) 19:41, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank goodness there's no disputed nationalities left... Hopefully the article can be edited in peace for a while now :D. Cowman109Talk 23:43, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Billy Meredith
Please will an admin change the "Famous former player" section to "Famous former players" and include Billy Meredith. I suggest the following:
[edit] Famous former players
Bruce Grobbelaar, goalkeeper for Liverpool Football Club during the 1980s and former national goalkeeper for Zimbabwe, made 1 appearance for Northwich Victoria during the late 1990s. Billy Meredith played for the club in the early 1890s.
Thanks.Oorpt (talk) 00:17, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Done and done. :) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 01:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. It still needs pluralising "Famous former players".Oorpt (talk) 20:20, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sorted. Heh. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 23:37, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks.Oorpt (talk) 13:36, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Victoria Stadium is now Marston's Arena
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The club's official website [4] doesn't work at the moment but please see the Google cache of a relevant page on the club's website [5] and a government link showing the club's address [6]. The stadium has been renamed due to a sponsorship deal with Marston's (brewer and pub operator). Please will you rename the Victoria Stadium page as Marston's Arena and perhaps include the previous name in the article. Thanks. 90.200.149.127 (talk) 00:49, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- Our standard practice is not to rename stadia which have sponsored names, but to mention it in the prose. - fchd (talk) 13:32, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
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- I think it should still be mentioned, as on the club's website it only says "Marston's Arena" and does not mention "Victoria Stadium". Also the capacity is more than what it says in the article (or on the article about the stadium) however there is a mistake on the club's website as the seated and standing capacities add up to 10 less than the total. There is direct link to the page on the club's website, as it is in Flash not HTML, but it can be accessed by going to http://www.northwichvics.co.uk/ and clicking "fixtures" then "travel" and scrolling down. --Snigbrook (talk) 17:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Northwich Victoria Squad
Richard Battersby No Longer Plays For Northwich Vics He Plays For Altrincham —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.166.96 (talk) 21:47, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
- References for that: [7][8], also the on-loan players have returned to their clubs or have been released: Lucas Akins [9], Nathaniel Kerr [10], Lewis Edge [11]. There may be more changes to the squad, I am not sure if a full list of the squad is on the club's website. --Snigbrook (talk) 17:47, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
