Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Roberts (Australian sportsman)

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The result was delete. → Call me Hahc21 19:08, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

James Roberts (Australian sportsman)[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG JMHamo (talk) 13:06, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. JMHamo (talk) 13:07, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Potentially notable, as there could be significant coverage given his futsal career, but I cannot see any. If somebody finds some, please ping me so I can reconsider. Giant Snowman 13:13, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, none of the awards scream "instant notability" to me, and there doesn't seem to be much in the way of substantial independent sources. There may potentially be offline things, but as this is a BLP I think it's best to err on the side of caution. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 13:21, 11 March 2014 (UTC).[reply]

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Delete - like those above I can see the subject being notable under different circumstances and it's probably only a journalist's delay on the way to a futsal game that has made the difference in coverage. But that's the standard we use and I stuck out (to use a different sports metaphor) in term of additional sources. Stalwart111 02:59, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I should also say I'm not immediately convinced by the awards either. Most seem local (within the ACT) from an area that doesn't have a national-level football franchise to which the subject might have naturally progressed. It's a shame. Stalwart111 03:03, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Player has not played in fully professional league, nor played senior international football, so fails NFOOTY. No indication of any other achievements garnering significant reliable coverage to achieve GNG. Happy to reconsider per GS if more sourcing can be found regarding his futsal management career. Fenix down (talk) 09:01, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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