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The result was delete. Yunshui ^雲 _水 08:59, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tao Hongliang

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Yes, this footballer played for a whooping six minutes in a professional league. But after that he disappeared from the scene, first being demoted to the junior team and later released. Fails WP:GNG and, except for the very short football career, fails WP:V. Geschichte (talk) 06:42, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - fails WP:GNG, which is more important than him technically scarping by on WP:NFOOTBALL following one appearance nearly 3 years ago. Giant Snowman 08:49, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Happy with the above rationale, if we can prove he has been released. I've not found anything, though could easily have missed something. Soccerway still list him as part of Stabæk II, which would also mean Stabæk itself - which would therefore mean a keep. R96Skinner (talk) 09:20, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There are no recent news reports about his release - because it is too minor for even local media to care. Soccerway is not an authoritative source on obscure Norwegian football, NFF is sometimes better but not always. Stabæk 2 is no more a part of Stabæk than their under-20 or under-17 team is. Stabæk 2 is not a professional team, it is a mixture of reserves and junior players, and the team itself languishes near the bottom of the fourth tier. Geschichte (talk) 21:44, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- If you're making assumptions like that, you could assume the other way of there isn't any news about his release because he hasn't been released. Assumptions aren't appropriate. Stabæk II is connected to Stabæk, therefore he'd be part of an FPL-listed club which would merit a keep. So it is rather important. R96Skinner (talk) 09:00, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP:V is the bottom line here, and it is verified that Tao was cut from the squad. And placed with the juniors (i.e. u20's). What has happened to him since is not within the WP:V or WP:GNG a domain, since it's not reported on. Also I think you are stretching the meaning of "being a part" of club. One does of course have to be a member of the squad that actually contests a professional league, not a club member per se. Geschichte (talk) 14:55, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Stabæk and Stabæk II are the same club - that's pretty simple, and an odd thing to question. As I said, I'm content with this heading to deletion - hence why I haven't voted keep. If either of us are "stretching", that would be you. R96Skinner (talk) 16:04, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:GNG regardless of whether may or may not technically satisfy WP:NFOOTBALL.----Pontificalibus 12:05, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Not according to NFOOTY consensus. It is common to give an exception to ongoing careers. R96Skinner (talk) 18:00, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. 103.200.134.149 (talk) 21:16, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete does not meet any reasonably selective inclusion criteria.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:32, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The only two mentions of him is these two articles in brief sections [1] and [2] but other than that I can't see any other searches for this player. HawkAussie (talk) 05:27, 5 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Does not meet WP:GNG - MA Javadi (talk) 17:47, 5 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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