Talk:2015 Football League Championship play-off final

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Date	Process	Result
May 11, 2020	Good article nominee	Listed
May 23, 2021	Good topic candidate	Promoted
January 22, 2024	Good topic removal candidate	Demoted

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:2015 Football League Championship play-off Final/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Am happy to review this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 19:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lead[edit]

"It was Norwich's their first game at Wembley for since losing the" - the words in bold are unneeded because they contribute to a sentence that is not grammatically correct
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Route to the final[edit]

Wikilink header to Header (association football)
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"qualified for the final 5–1 on aggregated." - typo; should be aggregate
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink penalty to Penalty kick
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Background[edit]

Wembley should be spelt out in full and wikilinked only on the first mention of it
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"while Norwich's top marksman" - think the word in bold is informal and could be replaced by a more formal word
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"acting as fourth official." - as the fourth
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink substitute to Substitute (association football)
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

First half[edit]

"who then struck the bar from 18 yards." - use the convert template please
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Former Blackpool manager Ian Holloway opined: "Norwich's play looks like Premier League ... Middlesbrough seemed to have been knocked sideways." - shouldn't that have the BBC Sport reference attached to it
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink corner to Corner kick
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"from their captain Grant Leadbitter is cleared by Norwich." - was
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Vossen headed wide for Middlesbrough on 27 minutes and nine minutes later, and after two corners, his header is off-target again." - think this sentence could be reworded a little
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"with the East Anglian club winning 2–0." - leading
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Second half[edit]

"and the resulting free kick is sent wide of the post by Redmond." - was
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink diving for Diving (association football)
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-match[edit]

Russell Martin is linked to the baseball catcher not the football player
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Norwich ended the next season in 19th position in the 2016–17 Premier League," - shouldn't that be 2015–16 Premier League since this article is about the 2014–15 season?
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Middlesbrough finished the following season in second place in the 2016–17 EFL Championship," - same issue as above
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"securing automatic promotion to the Premier League for the 2017–18 season." - I think the 2016–17 season is the correct season of football not 2017–18
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Am going to put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 06:55, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MWright96 thanks for the review, I've addressed all the points. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: Now promoting to GA class. I've fixed an error that you've made. MWright96 (talk) 11:01, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]