The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Clicriffhard (talk) 00:41, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Should Not Delete - I would say that we shouldn't delete the Ruben Loftus-Cheek page because of his involvement in the England U16 and England U17 proves his significant to the football world. Longojahado—Preceding undated comment added 23:20, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Delete or userfy - Classic case of WP:TOOSOON. Quoting the article, "Ruben joined Chelsea's academy at Under-8 and has been with the club his entire career." Clearly falls short of WP:NFOOTBALL as of right now. If the nominator and creator agree that there is reason that this subject may become notable in the near future, userfication might be a better alternative than "saving what you've got". Although the article as it stands includes some puffery. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 01:23, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom. He is yet to make his debut for Chelsea's first team and WP:NSPORT explicitly excludes youth football as a source of notability, meaning the article fails that guideline pretty clearly. The coverage he has received does not amount to significant coverage, meaning the article fails WP:GNG as well. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:23, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Way too soon and as an Englishman with Chelsea who knows when he will get his chance?--Egghead06 (talk) 05:40, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy There is a 50-50 chance of him being a success at Chelsea, so I suggest this article be moved to his userspace where it can be further developed, and when the time is right, moved to the main article space. —Avenue X at Cicero (t·c) sends his regards @ 15:57, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:NFOOTBALL not having played in a fully pro league. Fails WP:GNG, the only remotely significant coverage is a dubious tabloidish claim that he was linked to a major Spanish club. Hack (talk) 16:00, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.