Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Southampton F.C. Reserves & Academy

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The result was merge to Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:37, 14 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Southampton F.C. Reserves & Academy[edit]

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Kő Cloch (talk) 20:00, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge to Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy - Much of the content here is already replicated at the aforementioned target article. Merge whatever you can there and then turn this one into a redirect. – Pee Jay 20:57, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect - seems pretty much a duplication of content. Fenix down (talk) 09:57, 8 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect - seems to be the best decision as discussed above. Inter&anthro (talk) 01:50, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
M&R as above. Credit to nominator. Not every day someone nominates one of their own creations. ClubOranje^T 08:51, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect as above. Giant Snowman 16:02, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect - as I already proposed in February via the appropriate hatnote. Instead of following that suggestion as I asked them personally to help with via talk page, the creator of the article - Kő Cloch has instead removed that hatnote, attempted unsuccessfully to blank and speedy delete their own work and then added this proposal.

Kő Cloch: I see that you have merged the content of from your article into the Academy article. Apologies for claiming that you hadn't done so (see previous edit) but the format isn't great, in my opinion the Infobox and U23 intro should be at the top of the page instead of near the bottom. But thank you for taking the time to do it. Since the article is yours creation, and you were happy that the content was moved satisfactorily, I don't see why you just didn't turn it into a redirect, which would have meant there was no need for this AFD; as you can see, all the contributors agree with the actions you have already taken, so in this instance I see no reason not to be bold and do the redirect? It could always be reverted if anyone objected. Sorry for claiming you hadn't done what was required - instead it looks like you gave yourself a bit more work than necessary to tidy it up! Crowsus (talk)

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