- The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.
The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 25 January 2021 [1].
- Nominator(s): The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Some might say this match was the beginning of a new era in English football. A very rich man became a majority shareholder in an unfashionable yet historic club, convinced a Scottish footballing legend to come out of retirement to manage them, spent millions on players and got promoted into this new-fangled ventured called the Premier League. But they weren't finished. Three seasons later they were the champions of England. This isn't where the story began, and certainly not where ended, but it's a pivotal moment in the history of the most-watched football league on the planet, and something which is as unlikely as the Foxes winning the league.... As ever, my utmost attention will be paid to each and every comment, and as Cloughie said about disagreements: "We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." Thanks in advance for any and all interest in this candidate! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dweller[edit]
Big fat placeholder. I'll be bigly and fatly commenting here. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 23:21, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- I think in this particular article, you need to help the reader more with the tier names because everything changed in the course of the period covered by the article. I don't have strong suggestions how or where. It might be a paragraph in background? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:38, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ugh, I don't like the outcome of the match, but this article is great. Some comments from me.
- "took part in play-off semi-finals" --> took part in the play-off semi-finals?
- It works either way, I find in BritEng without the the is fine. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "the regular 1991–92 season in fourth" wrong link there
- Gah, fixed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "In the 29th minute, Wright scored" --> Tommy Wright as it's his first mention in the article.
- Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Background/first half section: "second tier play-offs" (EFL Championship play-offs), "Wembley Stadium", "Third Division", "Liverpool", "Scotland international", "manager" and "throw-in" could/should be linked.
- Done, done, done, done, done, done and done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "Little declared that the play-off final" --> Brian Little as it's his first mention in the article.
- Done, introduced him too. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Maybe use the inflation templates for the amounts of £3 million, £5.5 million, and £1.1 million to see how much it all is in the current year?
- Done so. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "at the club the following October" --> maybe specify that it's about October 1991, because the previous sentence is about the whole of 1991. It's also possible to specify which month Walker took over (in the previous sentence).
- Reiterated same year. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "at Wembley and last league match" --> "at Wembley and his last league match"?
- Reads okay to me as it stands. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- "from Mills found" --> "from Gary Mills found" WA8MTWAYC (talk) 14:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- WA8MTWAYC thanks very much for your comments, I've addressed them and/or responded to them all above. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment please withdraw the nomination. The snarky back-channel emailing and biting has taken its toll, the establishment wins. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 23:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.