Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chelsea F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry

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The result was delete. Sandstein 08:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chelsea F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry

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This "rivalry" is nothing of the sort. Traditional rivalries involving Manchester United are against Liverpool, Manchester City and Leeds United, not Chelsea, while Chelsea's rivalries are with the other London clubs and (for some reason) Leeds United. – Pee Jay 10:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete As the nominator states there is hardly a rivalry, they are not traditional rivals and it is only recent development, so would be a case of recentism. NapHit (talk) 11:34, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I agree, there is no significant rivalry between these two teams. They may have met in various high-profile matches, but that is to be expected of two of England's most successful teams, and does not in itself constitute a rivalry. There may also have been a few spats between players and managers, but that happens all the time between all manner of teams, and also doesn't constitute a rivalry. The only sources currently in the article supporting claims that a rivalry exists look highly unreliable to me -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:35, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - any 'rivalry' is not supported by reliable sources. Giant Snowman 11:39, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No reliable sources. Dipankan ^{(Have a chat?)} 15:10, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Just two teams that play each other quite often. Sky Sports might try to hype it up as a rivalry but as the nominator points out each club is way down each other's list in terms of proper rivalries. Keresaspa (talk) 17:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – fails WP:GNG, no reliable sources exist to verify a possible rivalry. – Kosm1 fent 05:33, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – same as Keresaspa comment. – HonorTheKing (talk) 13:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Clearly, when these two teams play against each other it is invariably billed as a 'big match'. This is not the same as a traditional 'rivalry', however, and as such there is no need for an article of this nature. Thanks. --sparkl_!sm ^hey! 09:26, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Two successful teams competing in the same league. That's it. This "rivalry" is strictly run-of-the-mill and primarily based on BSkyB's self-hype (per Keresaspa's comment). ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹^Speak 12:12, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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