Talk:New York Cosmos (2010)/GA1
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Reviewer: Yellow Evan (talk · contribs) 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Lead
[edit]- Should be a little longer IMO. YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
History
[edit]- "The original New York Cosmos club, active from 1971 to 1985, was the strongest franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), both financially and competitively. At its height, it featured in its line-ups some of the most famous players in the world, including the Brazilian star Pelé, but soon after his retirement in 1977 both the club and the league fell into decline. The NASL and the Cosmos were dissolved in 1984 and 1985 respectively."source? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- "After the Cosmos folded, the team's last general manager, G. Peppe Pinton, continued to run and operate the club's youth camps, which had started in 1977.[4] " when did this stop? YE Pacific Hurricane
- "Kemsley's group included English soccer businessman Terry Byrne as vice-chairman, as well as former Liverpool CEO Rick Parry.[3][9] " no need to link CEO. YE Pacific Hurricane
- What league are the Cosmos in? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- What is the Cosmos current record? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- Any notable players? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- "On October 26, 2011, the club announced that Paul Kemsley had departed as chairman and CEO ."why is there a space before a period? YE Pacific Hurricane
- I think some of the paragraphs can be combined, while others can be separated. YE Pacific Hurricane
Stadium and potential Major League Soccer expansion
[edit]- "At the time of the Cosmos' return in 2010, MLS was made up of 16 franchises, with three new teams set to join over the following two seasons: the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers in 2011, and the Montreal Impact in 2012." the Cosmos are in the MLS? YE Pacific Hurricane
- "According to Terry Byrne, speaking on July 28, 2011, the stadium is the biggest factor regarding the Cosmos' accession to MLS. "The league wants us to demonstrate that we are capable of taking a stadium [area] and building a stadium," he said. "We have to be fully prepared to pull the trigger on an all singing and dancing stadium."[17]" how is the date he spoke notable? YE Pacific Hurricane
- Any update on the MLS expansion? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- "The Borough Boys' original logo used the colours of New York City – white, blue and orange – and was based around the arches of the Brooklyn Bridge; it also used the motto of Brooklyn, Eendraght Maeckt Maght, which translates from Dutch as "Unity makes strength".[21]" delink Brooklyn since it is used earlier in the article. YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Players
[edit]- Any roster changes?
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Guest players
Players are retired or unsigned unless specified otherwise. Clubs given as of date of game, August 5, 2011
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
United States
2 DF Gary Neville
England
3 DF Wayne Bridge (Manchester City)
England
4 MF Patrick Vieira
France
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro
Italy
6 DF Sol Campbell
England
7 MF Robert Pirès
France
8 MF Nicky Butt
England
9 FW Dwight Yorke
Trinidad and Tobago
11 FW Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur[note 2])
Ireland
12 DF Míchel Salgado (Blackburn Rovers)
Spain
20 FW Brian McBride
United States
Players from Cosmos U-23
No. Position Player Nation
13 GK Chad Calderone
United States
14 MF Ibrahim Diaby
United States
15 DF Yannick Reyering
Germany
16 FW Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgaria
17 MF Dane Murphy
United States
18 MF Marvin Iraheta
El Salvador
19 FW Moriken Sangary
Liberia
21 MF Armando Gaitan
United States
"Source for list? YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
- Delink redlinks since they look painful. YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Cosmos U-23
[edit]- Expand on details about the U-23 team. YE Pacific Hurricane 04:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Summary
[edit]While parts of the article are good, in fact very good, it is lacking in many places as well. I am going to fail this GAN for that reason.
- While I agree with the GAN failure (it's close, but not quite there), I have to comment that some of the questions, especially the ones related to league and record, are clearly already answered in the article. This isn't an actual, active team, but an organization that seeks an MLS expansion franchise that would use the well-known name of the NASL team. I think the article as it stands does a rather good job of explaining that. So I can't say I entirely agree with the assessment.oknazevad (talk) 04:37, 31 October 2011 (UTC)