Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott Carson

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The result of the debate was KEEP. jni 12:46, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Scott Carson

A puff piece for a football player who, the article admits, hasn't become notable yet. Uncle G 17:27, 2005 Feb 3 (UTC)

Strong Keep. He plays for Liverpool, more than notable enough. Xezbeth 17:33, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
Extreme keep. Agree with Xezbeth. —RaD Man (talk) 19:56, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep He's in the first team squad at Liverpool. Millions of people have heard of him.Philip 20:04, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
~~Weak~~ keep I can see why this was nominated, though. It read like a puff piece, and he has only 3 league appearances. However, he has 8 England Under 21 appearances, so while I'd normally say that I'd want more time in a professional league to list a player (and have done so in the past), the international Under 21 caps and his transfer value (the BBC say 1 million pounds, not 250,000) give a strong indication that he is highly likely to have a significant career ahead of him, and certainly viewed as such by Liverpool FC. (Note - I've rewritten it myself in the hope of giving the article a fairer run, but I don't support any team involved) Average Earthman 20:24, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It should also be noted that he was out of contract in the Summer so the fee would otherwise have been significantly more Philip 20:37, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

But equally the teams may have been aware of UEFA plans to insist on a minimum number of 'homegrown' players for future matches in the Champions League and UEFA Cup, which would make a promising English player even more attractive to English teams. On the other hand, this only suggests he would be more likely to feature in a team for a match against European opposition, thus making him more notable... Average Earthman 09:56, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Keep. Bogus VFD. --Centauri 21:15, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- Not a bogus VfD, the original read very much like a puff piece and didn't mention England Under 21 internationals (will have 9 caps next Tuesday). He also hasn't actually played for Liverpool's first team yet, only the reserves (including last night). Average Earthman 09:56, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Thanks Average Earthman! Samaritan 04:14, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Weak keep - it's one thing for first team players for a major club to be notable, it's another thing for reserve players since a lot of English football players don't make it. On the other hand, England U21 players are notable, in my view.17:03, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- That's from me. Signed incorrectly. JuntungWu 17:04, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Very weak keep for reasons stated by JuntungWu. --Lawlore 20:33, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)
keep'. Yuckfoo 01:08, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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