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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Lourdes 08:32, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017–18 Sporting Clube de Portugal season[edit]

2017–18 Sporting Clube de Portugal season (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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WP:TOOSOON applies here - the season has not started yet and the article consists of a single sentence. Consensus on these articles is to "not create them until the season starts", if memory serves. GR _{(Contact me) (See my edits)} 20:01, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Portugal-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:21, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:14, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep - the changeover to a new season is normally regarded as 1 July. Numerous other 2017–18 seasons are already created as any transfers, friendlies etc that now take place are counted for the new season. Article needs expanding, not deleting. Kosack (talk) 07:28, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - article needs expanding, the information on transfers and so is already out there. Kosack explained it best in the !vote above. Inter&anthro (talk) 12:53, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge obviously WP:TOOSOON if no content can be derived from reliable sources because nothing has happened yet. Merge to Sporting Clube de Portugal per WP:NSEASONS. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:55, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - the club's entire pre-season schedule is available and they have already played their first friendly. I should imagine the club has made several incoming and outgoing transfers as well. I think it's more a case of the creator not knowing how to expand rather than nothing being available. Kosack (talk) 12:05, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - clearly notable and relevant. GiantSnowman 16:15, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - passes WP:NSEASONS. Although matches have not started, activity directly impacting the season has occurred (seemingly since the AfD was started). Fenix down (talk) 11:25, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: WP:NSEASONS states: "Team season articles should consist mainly of well-sourced prose, not just statistics and lists of players. Wikipedia is not a stats directory. It is strongly recommended that those articles be redirected to the team page if no sourced prose can be created." Many keep votes seem to think that prose content like this can be created. I want to know whose burden is it to show that this indeed is the case. I think this is analogous to: WP:MUSTBESOURCES. It is not sufficient to simply argue that prose content could be generated. The possibility to create prose content should be demonstrated, conclusively by actually creating prose content. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:06, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• The season has started. Not the competitive matches, sure, but teams are back to work, any news are relative to the 2017-18 season. So keep. - Nabla (talk) 21:40, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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