Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Smithies

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The result was Delete --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 11:04, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Smithies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

expired prod, another English footballer who has yet to appear in a big league game despite being on a big league team Carlossuarez46 18:16, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. Scottmsg 18:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete No first team appearance so fails WP:BIO. The player has not been given a squad number so it doesn't look like he will play any time in the near future; undelete when he makes first team appearance. Dave101→talk  19:19, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - he does have a squad number, 35. [1] ugen64 13:25, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Weak keep I would support keeping this player on the basis that he has a squad number and youth international appearances. Armand Traore and others were kept in this AFD on the same grounds. Dave101→talk  08:16, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - hasn't done anything notable as of yet, rewrite if/when he appears in a big league game Shruti14 (talk • contribs) 19:44, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Seems a promising youngster but does not meet WP:BIO at this time as he has not yet played in a fully professional league. Bring the article back if and when he does. --Malcolmxl5 01:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Has not played a game in a fully-professional league. Number 57 14:04, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep I happened to see him play just this morning, in a U-17 World Cup match broadcast on Eurosport. So in a way I think he is notable (not much, though). — Luxic 17:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unfortunately you won't get much support for this line of thinking, since the current line of thought is that any player who has not made a first-team appearance, no matter how notable he might be in real life, is not notable enough for Wikipedia. ;-) ugen64 21:34, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as per Malcolmxl5. —Lesfer ^(t/c/@) 22:47, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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