Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timmy Adamson

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The result was delete. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:28, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

=[[Timmy Adamson]]=

:{{la|Timmy Adamson}} ([{{fullurl:Timmy Adamson|wpReason={{urlencode: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timmy Adamson}}&action=delete}} delete]) – (View AfD)(View log)

Footballer who has only played in the semi-professional league in Northern Ireland, and therefore fails WP:ATHLETE. Not notable otherwise. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 04:26, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Delete until he signs fully pro somewhere. Blue Square Thing (talk) 07:05, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete fails WP:ATHLETE - recreate if and when he plays in a fully-pro league --Angelo (talk) 07:18, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. Giant Snowman 11:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete per nom; non-notable footballer who fails WP:ATHLETE. Giant Snowman 11:14, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete per nom. There's also no evidence he's the "top striker" in his league. Spiderone (talk) 11:20, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 11:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 11:57, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Keep, is playing in a notable league, and is additionally making significant coverage. The frequent references in these AfD's to people 'failing' what is guidance is unfortunate. Eldumpo (talk) 22:10, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
The title should really be changed to rules instead of guidelines since that is what it is used as. Iowateen (talk) 01:41, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Of course the league is notable as a whole, but I would question how notable individual players within that league are. The status of the league in the Republic of Ireland is under debate, but I don't think there is any question about Northern Ireland. The vast majority of players in that league are semi-professional, and any Northern Irish players who are serious about wanting to make a professional career sign for a club in England or Scotland. For example, Ivan Sproule was working as an engineer while with Institute F.C., and only turned professional when he signed for Hibernian F.C. in 2005. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 16:20, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete: Fails WP:ATHLETE. Iowateen (talk) 01:41, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete. Fails WP:ATHLETE as he has yet to compete at a fully professional level. Furthermore, I could only find [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/4760935.stm one news story] about him, specifically his transfer to Linfield - this isn't enough to establish him as a notable player. Bettia (bring on the trumpets!) 14:17, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete The BBC citation in the article confirms that Adamson is employed as a BT engineer and it follows that he must be a semi-professional footballer at best and so does not reach the inclusion criteria of playing at a fully professional level. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:50, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Delete. Non-notable football player. -- Carioca (talk) 20:24, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

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