Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John McGuinness (Irish footballer)

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The result was Delete. --Angelo (talk) 08:31, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John McGuinness (Irish footballer)[edit]

Football player who fails WP:ATHLETE as has never played in a fully professional league. Was prodded, but removed with the claim that the Irish league is fully professional, though this source suggests that this is not the case. пﮟოьεԻ 5 7 19:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. пﮟოьεԻ 5 7 19:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. --Jimbo^[online] 20:12, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Don't we sometimes allow for top level national divisions of relatively significant football nations regardless of fully-professional status? matt91486 (talk) 05:11, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And I realize that opens a whole can of worms, I just recall at one point there was an AfD that kept an Icelandic football player with the rationale that he had reached the pinnacle of achievement in his own country. matt91486 (talk) 05:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not that I recall, and if it did happen, it shouldn't have. The policy is quite straightforward - if it's not a fully professional league, no article. пﮟოьεԻ 5 7 07:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Giant Snowman 12:29, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Would like to keep as major league in Ireland but, as amateur, cannot. Quentin X (talk) 23:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:ATHLETE as he hasn't reached a pro league. Mm 40 (talk | contribs) 20:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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