Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Iwan Roberts/archive1

TFA blurb review

Dweller or TRM, if you're interested, this one could use a blurb. - Dank (push to talk) 20:47, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Ooh, this is exciting. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 23:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Not done one of these in a very long time. Help me, people. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 23:10, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Iwan Roberts is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a striker, including for the Welsh national team. His footballing career started at Watford in 1986, and he also represented Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and Cambridge United He made 647 league appearances during his career, almost half as a player for Norwich City, whom he represented for seven years. He scored 61 goals in total over the 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, and was elected to the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Since retiring as a player, Roberts, who speaks fluent Welsh, has worked as a commentator for Sky Sports, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Cymru Wales. His 2004 book, All I Want for Christmas ..., a reference to his gap-toothed appearance, prompted praise, but also controversy over an admission that he once intentionally stepped on a player's back. In recent years, Roberts has supported research into dementia, and has attributed his own memory difficulties to heading a football. (Full article...)

How's that for starters? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 23:10, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Looks great. I made some tweaks ... does that work? (It's currently 933 characters; the minimum is 925.) - Dank (push to talk) 02:40, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Tweaking, too. Shorter now. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Lengthening now. Too long? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:34, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Could this work for a Xmas slot, based on the book? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Not too long, that's a nice blurb! Wehwalt does Decembers. (I'm just finishing up the blurbs for FACs promoted in August here, Wehwalt). - Dank (push to talk) 14:46, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

I'd rather not, at least not this year. I've already scheduled December, there's a football article (2017 EFL Trophy Final) running on Boxing Day, and with the rugby dementia lawsuit in the headlines, it might not be the time to run this.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:29, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Want to slot it in for next Xmas? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 18:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

We don't schedule so far ahead of time due to the fact that we don't know what may come along. You could add it to the pending template on the TFA/R talk page but I tend to agree the birthday's a stronger link.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:34, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Just noticed The Rambling Man wasn't properly pinged. TRM, any views on blurb or date for running? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Right, the plan was to ping him second (he isn't usually interested in these) but I was slow on the second ping. Thoughts, TRM? - Dank (push to talk) 15:38, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

The blurb looks fine, perhaps a couple of extra links for those readers who don't know what kind of football we're discussing, etc (which I've added). The Christmas link is a touch tenuous, and I suspect they are several stronger candidates, so that probably leaves his birthday (28 June). The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 16:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

From the look of this, even tenuous could be good. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 19:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Let's do 28 June then? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:33, 4 January 2021 (UTC)