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The result was delete. No prejudice against recreation when notability is met. The Bushranger One ping only 23:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Non-notable proposed football team. No evidence that this football club exists as anything other than a proposal made in April 2012 on page 64 of a local newspaper. The cited newspaper report is not online but does seem to be discussed here. The team, however, has no website and is not included in the league that they had hoped to be playing in (see [1] and [2]. Pretty Green (talk) 18:49, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
When the article was made, it was expected that more information would come out. There is now online evidence: http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/community/fans-planning-a-new-town-club-1-3856970 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.1.211.37 (talk) 19:19, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Also just found more information: http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/local/club-s-future-hope-1-3871112
- Delete Club does not meet generally accepted criteria of having played in the FA Cup or FA Vase or playing at Step 6 or above. The United Counties League has announced its member clubs for 2012–13 and Kettering FC are not members. Number 57 20:38, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom and WP:CRYSTAL; if this club becomes notable in future that will be the time to have an article on them --John (talk) 20:48, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:22, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - for a club which only exists on paper and has no players, no ground and no league membership to be deemed notable, the level of coverage would have to be pretty exceptional. IMO two brief articles from the local paper which both basically say the same thing doesn't cut it -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:40, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - hasn't played at a notable level. GiantSnowman 18:13, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Fails WP:GNG and the WP:FOOTY rule of thumb on English football club notability. Mattythewhite (talk) 00:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - They are just hoping to come, but haven't yet so they should also just hope for a Wikipedia article. And delete per Chris, they are just on paper and not done anything notable yet. They can get notable in future, but not now. →TSU tp* 12:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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