Talk:2008 Football League Championship play-off final

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May 28, 2020	Good article nominee	Listed
May 23, 2021	Good topic candidate	Promoted
January 22, 2024	Good topic removal candidate	Demoted

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:2008 Football League Championship play-off Final/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: BennyOnTheLoose (talk · contribs) 18:47, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
Checked all matches above 2% on Earwig's Copyvio tool. No concerns.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Happy to discuss, or be challenged on, any of my comments. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:49, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

General

A Short description could be added.
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

Is there a reason not to have a picture caption? My reading of WP:INFOBOXIMAGE is that is preferable to include one. The WikiProject Football MOS for matches doesn't seem to be explicit. I don't have experience with football articles, so if no caption is common practice, that's fine.
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weather could be added here.
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Route to the final

"one places and one point ahead" - how about "one point and one place ahead" (as placing is determined by points). (There's a stray "s" at the moment.)
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Bristol City faced Crystal Palace in their play-off semi-final" - suggest adding date (for first leg) for this and for Hull City v Watford.
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 20:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"to halve Watford's deficit but Barmby equalised before half time" - consider adding a word or two to show it was the deficit across the matches that was halved.
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:08, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Match

I can't see either of the cited sources verifying that the attendance was 86,703.
Addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"before Folan's shot was deflected before being cleared" - this is OK but consider a reword to remove one of the befores.
Addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Should the match rules require a citation?
Addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The table looks slightly odd on my laptop browser, as though the Bristol team names should be to the right a bit, more under the kit diagram, but that might be either my setup or just the way that the template is.
No idea, there's no bespoke formatting. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
OK BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:28, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-match

Why did Brown say it was "very fitting that Dean Windass got the winning goal"? Is it because Windass is from Hull?
Don't know why someone said what they said!! You're probably right but that would be speculation. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I should have taken a bit more time with that one … asking if there was a known reliable source to provide context. But he said what he said, says the source, so no issue here. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:28, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

11v11.com (2007-08 table)
Soccerway
Hughes, Ian (10 May 2008)
Harlow, Phil (13 May 2008)
McKenzie, Andrew (11 May 2008)
McNulty, Phil (14 May 2008)
Sporting Life
Briggs, Daniel (14 May 2016) (It's on a particular club's site but nothing exceptional or controversial is being verified here)
BBC Sport. 30 May 2004
BBC Sport. 16 May 2001
11v11.com (Bristol City 2008)
McKenzie, Andrew (24 May 2008)
Widdicombe, Josh (24 May 2008) (I did pause over "according to people that know a lot more about football club finances than me")
ESPN
BBC Sport. 26 May 2008
11v11.com. (2008-09 Premier table)
2009-10 (League table)

BennyOnTheLoose responded above, thanks. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 22:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man thanks for all your work on this article and for making the amendments. There is one point under route to the final that hasn't been replied to, but that's not a required change, and I'm happy to pass the article for GA. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:28, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks, sorry I missed that last point which I've now addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:08, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]