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WP:TOOSOON applies here - the season has not started yet and the article consists of a single sentence. Consensus on these articles is to "not create them until the season starts", if memory serves. GR(
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Spiderone 06:59, 8 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - the changeover to a new season is normally regarded as 1 July. Numerous other 2017–18 seasons are already created as any transfers, friendlies etc that now take place are counted for the new season. Article needs expanding, not deleting.
Kosack (
talk) 07:28, 8 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - article needs expanding, the information on transfers and so is already out there. Kosack explained it best in the !vote above.
Inter&anthro (
talk) 12:53, 8 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment - the club's entire
pre-season schedule is available and they have already played their first friendly. I should imagine the club has made several incoming and outgoing transfers as well. I think it's more a case of the creator not knowing how to expand rather than nothing being available.
Kosack (
talk) 12:05, 9 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - clearly notable and relevant.
GiantSnowman 16:15, 9 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - passes
WP:NSEASONS. Although matches have not started, activity directly impacting the season has occurred (seemingly since the AfD was started).
Fenix down (
talk) 11:25, 10 July 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment:
WP:NSEASONS states: "Team season articles should consist mainly of well-sourced prose, not just statistics and lists of players. Wikipedia is not a stats directory. It is strongly recommended that those articles be redirected to the team page if no sourced prose can be created." Many keep votes seem to think that prose content like this can be created. I want to know whose burden is it to show that this indeed is the case. I think this is analogous to:
WP:MUSTBESOURCES. It is not sufficient to simply argue that prose content could be generated. The possibility to create prose content should be demonstrated, conclusively by actually creating prose content. –
Finnusertop (
talk ⋅
contribs) 14:06, 10 July 2017 (UTC)reply
The season has started. Not the competitive matches, sure, but teams are back to work, any news are relative to the 2017-18 season. So keep. -
Nabla (
talk) 21:40, 14 July 2017 (UTC)reply
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