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The result was delete. Kurykh (talk) 02:53, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Greenwood[edit]

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Ex-footballer and now a coach who appears to fail WP:NFOOTY. He does not appear to have played professionally as a player and whilst he has held various coaching and administrative positions, he has never been a manager. I also strongly suspect that the article's creator and main editor (Professional football coach (talk · contribs)) is Greenwood himself, so there are also issues around WP:COI and WP:NOTCV. This user also removed a prod from the article. Number 57 10:14, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As we are all aware the position of Technical Director in a FIFA Member Association is the most senior coaching/management football specific role and is in charge of all Tier 1 International Fixtures. Any advice on how this page can be more effectively structured to fit similar coaches pages would be appreciated. Articles from the GFF and news outlets have been used as references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Professional football coach (talk • contribs) 11:09, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 22:20, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 07:14, 31 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - Can any source be found to support appearances for Koo Tee Pee in 03/04? If so then @GiantSnowman: and @Number 57: are wrong, he does meet WP:NFOOTY and I would argue that his later career, particularly with Guyana would help satisfy GNG. Currently though, without a source and with no evidence that his positions with national teams have in themselves garnered significant independent coverage to satisfy GNG. this source and this source seem to go some way to satisfying GNG, as they are independent news sources covering his appointment and giving some career background. I would like to see more of this though as the other sources provided are either primary sources or are sources which mention Greenwood without providing any real substance.

@Professional football coach: it would help if you could provide a source that confirms appearance(s) either in the Veikkausliga or in the Finnish cup in a match between two Veikkausliga teams, as this would confirm WP:NFOOTY notability. Will reserve judgement until this issue can be cleared up. Fenix down (talk) 08:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong delete There is no source existing to support the claims made, and coverage of him is not enough to pass GNG.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:40, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - clearly fails GNG and there doesn't appear to be any solid evidence of NFOOTY Spiderone 09:42, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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