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GA Review

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Reviewer: Cloudz679 (talk · contribs) 14:58, 6 January 2014 (UTC) I will review this article. C679 14:58, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

The article appears thorough enough but is completely dependent on the subject's autobiography and needs to be re-written with a greater deal of independent sources.

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    fails 2a per WP:GENREF, 2b per WP:SELFPUB - may be used as long as "the article is not based primarily on such sources" - discounting the autobiography, the sum total of references about his playing career is four, at least one of which (football-england.com) is of questionable reliability. Looking at the article's edit history it also appears that a certain Rod Marsh (talk · contribs) has been contributing material, which has then been referenced later (by another user) using the autobiography.
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. 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):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
    Per WP:GACR, "If the article is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria then it can be failed without being placed on hold." I feel that criteria 2b is a long way from being met and am therefore closing this review with immediate effect.