Adminship edit

Thanks, although you confused me with this new username! Mattythewhite (talk) 17:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Franck Ribéry edit

Have you mentioned it to the editor in question? That first edit (converting to bare URL and changing a direct link to a redirect) was strange, but overall there is no major issue - after all, the article now has a RS where there wasn't one before. PS echoing what Matty said above, your new user name had me scratching my head for a while, what prompted the change? GiantSnowman 08:11, 6 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Yes, it threw me at the Matty's RFA when you said you were active at FOOTY and I thought to myself, "err no he's not." Chris Jericho was a favourite of mine (15 years ago!) and I still think I have a Jericho action figure in my garage somewhere. At first I thought your name was a homage to this! GiantSnowman 09:45, 6 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Caretaker managers in Managers Template edit

Hello mate, could you please provide your opinion on including caretaker managers like Brian Kidd in the Club Managers template on Template talk:Manchester City F.C. managers#Brian_Kidd. I am trying to build consensus and your input is invaluable. Thanks. JMHamo (talk) 20:27, 15 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Today's featured list - List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons edit

Hi once again, you confused me with your name change! I was wondering, have you considered putting forward List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons as a candidate for Today's featured list on the Main page? I'm thinking this might be a good idea for later on this year when the next season commences, being Argyle's 100th season of association football. Let me know if you do, as I would happily support this (after ensuring it meets the criteria!) Cheers, Zangar (talk) 01:54, 17 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

I know the feeling with finding time! But let me know if you would like a hand with the update. Cheers, Zangar (talk) 06:08, 19 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

League Cup draw etc edit

Hello. A few seconds hovering over your contributions made it clear who you were, whatever you chose to call yourself :-) But I'm not sure what you mean by a "proper" club: far from it, in my opinion. As to player lists, if we're counting caps won while contracted to a club, then loan signings are contracted, albeit temporarily, so should be counted. By the same logic, I excluded caps won by a player while on loan from BCFC: the only one I remember of those was Stephen Kelly when they inexplicably shipped him out to Stoke leaving us without a right-back. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 10:49, 17 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

I did the opposite, counting any cap gained while contracted to the club, even when out on loan. Otherwise, picking apart the chronology for the likes of Ryan McGivern would have been very difficult indeed. While including caps for both inward and outward loans is kind of double counting, I was lucky enough not to encounter any inward ones. But I don't think it really matters what method is used, so long as you are consistent. Be prepared to be thoroughly sick of the task by the time you get to about "L" or "M" ;-) Oldelpaso (talk) 16:39, 17 June 2013 (UTC)Reply
Dirt cheap tickets, apparently. BCFC are probably counting it as this year's high-profile pre-season friendly...

The list of players capped while at the club in my BCFC book source includes loanees, so that was a sound practical reason for doing it that way. Also, quite a few national associations use the club at which the player is on loan in their squad lists e.g. Denmark/Bendtner, Finland/Tainio, Czech Rep/Jarosik, Sweden/Seb Larsson (before we bought him). I'd agree with Oldelpaso, do it whichever way round is easier. If you need any help looking for sources or anything, please feel free to ask. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 16:26, 18 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Flags at Amsterdam Tournament edit

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Cherno Samba edit

Hi, in March 2011 you added a Football Association source for Cherno Samba's England youth caps. I'm just wondering if you can remember how you accessed this page; I'm trying to find the equivalent pages for other players but am having no luck. Cheers, Mattythewhite (talk) 22:24, 27 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

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