Talk:Gareth Bale/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 07:18, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

I am taking up this review. Will post my comments in 24 hours. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 07:18, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Lead

• Please exclude citations from the lead. All facts in the lead must also be mentioned in the main text and the citations should be present just there.
• Free kick should be linked at first mention

 Done — Jkudlick • t • c • s 16:02, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

• Please use convert templates consistently throughout the article.
• What is Spurs? Link?

 Done "Spurs" is a nickname for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. I have changed it to "Tottenham." — Jkudlick • t • c • s 16:02, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Early life and career

• Bale was born in Cardiff, Wales Give the full name when you begin with the main text
• to parents Frank, a school caretaker, and Debbie, an operations manager I think you should refer to the parents by their full names
• He was a keen athlete and played football alongside future Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton,[23] rugby, hockey and excelled at athletics Can be rewritten as "He was a keen athlete; he played football,-alongside future Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton-rugby, hockey and excelled at athletics"
• Are refs. 25 and 26 the source for only the quote? The sources for the line or two preceding it?

Southampton

• debut in the Saints' 2–0 victory Link Saints
• Link free kick, it's the first mention in the main text
• and at home to Norwich City. Source?
• Derby County is a duplink
• scoring 5 goals Say "five" as per the MoS

2007–09

• Link friendly, dead-leg
• Duplinks: Manchester United
• coolly slotted past goalkeeper "Coolly" may sound like original research or unencyclopedic
• Has Arsenal been linked anywhere? It should be linked at the first mention in the main text
• making it three goals in four starts for the then 18-year-old. Source?
• ligament damage Links?
• exploratory surgery on 11 December 2007 We can have a link here. We need not say 2007 in this line
• Sporting Director of?

2009-11

• for over 2 months "2" in words
• Duplink: Fulham

2010-11

• On 21 August Please mention the year when you start a section
• head-high volley may be linked
• Duplinks: Champions League, White Hart Lane.
• You need not repeat the year 2010 throughout the section. Give it simply at the start of the section
• On 17 April 2011 2011 need not be repeated in this line.

2011–12

• Bale scored his first goal of the season "season" could be linked to 2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
• On 3 December 2011 ; On 27 June 2012 Unless you mention the year at the start of a para as a rule, we do not need years in these lines.
• Duplinks: Tottenham, Fulham, Norwich City, Premier League Player of the Month

2012–13

• For the 2012–13 season "season" could be linked to 2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
• Bale scored his first goal of the season against Reading in a 3–1 away victory Date? With year as well.
• On 29 September We need the year here unless you mention it before as I asked to in the previous point
• Link FA Cup, Clint Dempsey
• Duplinks: Coventry City, Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion, North London derby, Premier League Player of the Month, BBC, Goal of the Month, White Hart Lane, Southampton, Sunderland
• On 30 January, Bale scored a superb solo effort in the 1–1 draw with Norwich City "superb" may sound a bit like overstatement
• this took Spurs into third place, and strengthened their Champions League ambitions. Could be made into a separate line
• against West Ham on 25 February I guess it is 2013 by now. Mention it here.
• On 3 March 2013, Bale scored against Arsenal The year should be mentioned in the line I pointed out in the previous point. Arsenal is to be linked in an earlier section
• In the next para, 2013 is repeated
• the same season, the other being Cristiano Ronaldo, who won them in 2007 I think a dash should separate the part about Ronaldo from the rest of the line

Real Madrid

• signing a six-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Source?
• Duplinks: Cristiano Ronaldo, world record transfer fee

2013–14

• Duplinks:Champions League, round-of-16, Atlético Madrid
• of Real's first sixteen games Could be written as 16, as is generally recommended for numbers above 10. Same for played the final twenty-six minutes

2014–15

• Duplinks:Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Sociedad, Carlo Ancelotti, Málaga

2015–16

• Duplink: Rayo Vallecano

International career

• Duplinks: Ryan Giggs, David Vaughan, Cardiff City Stadium, Football Association of Wales, Liverpool

Style of play

• I hope there is no overstatement or original research here
• Duplinks: Harry Redknapp, Olympique Lyonnais, Liverpool, the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, Norwich City

Career statistics

• The "International" table could be updated

Outside football

• Source for was born at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff on 21 October 2012. ?
• Duplinks: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

Sources:

• Are Refs. 4, 39, 46, 90, 127 reliable? I could not check all the sources, please see that unreliable sources like blogs do not find a place here.
• In ref. 133 say BBC not bbc.com

 Done — Jkudlick • t • c • s 15:51, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

• Ref. 141 is a dead link

The correct link should be to The #10 million man. 78.147.171.217 (talk) 14:46, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! I have repaired it. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 16:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

@Cristianho19: You are requested to respond to the comments here. I believed you were inactive since October 2015 but since you appear to be active again, I will not fail the review. The review has already remained open for a week now and other editors have assisted; if there is no response from your side by 21st this month (that would be two weeks since the review started) I would have to sadly fail the nomination. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 10:34, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

There has been no response from the nominator's side till the 21st. I shall have to fail this article. However, I hope necessary changes are soon made in the article and it is soon renominated. Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 08:22, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

After re-nominating, I have followed up on most of the items found on this list, especially the hard bit where there were a lot of references found in the lead section. There may still be some points to be talked about, it can take up to seven days to post a new review. Iggy (Swan) 21:41, 18 March 2018 (UTC)