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The result of the move request was: not moved. No prejudice against a new RM in future, but at the moment the consensus is that's he's not yet consistently prominent enough to be the primary topic. Jenks24 (talk) 11:28, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

– This Andrew Robertson (the footballer) is far more notable than any of the other Andrew Robertsons on Wikipedia, since he is an international footballer and has just undergone a multi-million pound move to a Premier League side. For this reason, I propose making this page the default page for Andrew Robertson with a sentence at the top pointing to the disambiguation page. Username of a generic kind (talk) 15:34, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Andrew and Robertson are among the most common male given names and surnames in Scotland, I doubt even in a Glasgow pub anyone ever just says "Andrew Robertson", certainly there are literally 100s in Google Books. In ictu oculi (talk) 00:38, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - How do you know that Andrew Robertson (footballer) is "is far more notable than any of the other Andrew Robertsons on Wikipedia"? Yes he may have two international caps, but he has only had one season in fully professional football. IJA (talk) 07:56, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@In ictu oculi: Sorry, I'm not sure I follow your argument. I understand that there are many people going by the name of Andrew Robertson but my basis for this proposal is that anyone searching for Andy/Andrew Robertson will almost certainly be looking for this person (WP:PTOPIC). Indeed, anyone saying "Andrew Robertson" in a Glasgow pub will almost certainly be referring to him!
@IJA: The coverage of his rise from amateur to international football in less than a year has consistently been covered in the Scottish press. He's one of the most talked about players in Scotland at the moment and is expected to be the first choice left back for the national team for several years. Most of the other Andrew Robertson articles on Wikipedia are stubs and a quick google [1] shows that he is clearly covered more than any other Andrew Robertson. Username of a generic kind (talk) 08:18, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, yes, these kind of discussions are subjective, which is why Google Books is a better test. Please note that the issue is not "Which Andrew Robertson comes top in 2014?" but "Is any Andrew Robertson more significant than all others that have ever lived combined? I stand by my Oppose In ictu oculi (talk) 08:24, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, as it's too soon to say that the footballer is clearly the primary topic. If he goes on to be a regular international and Premier League player he may become the primary topic, but I think it is too early to make that determination. Maybe also worth noting that he is often denoted as Andy Robertson [2], rather than Andrew. Andy Robertson is presently a redirect to the Andrew Robertson disambiguation page. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 08:36, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@ Username of a generic kind: I'm fully aware of the player myself (I'm actually an admirer of him) and I agree that he is a more recent subject than his names sakes, also he is more likely to be in the news than the other Andrew Robertsons as most of the others are deceased/ retired. However being in the news recently doesn't mean he is more notable. And yes, he is talked about player and supposedly "the next big thing". But how many times have we heard of promising young players being described as "the next Messi" and it never materialises? Perhaps in the future when/ if he is more of an established player, he might be the most notable Andrew Robertson and we could move it then per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC but I don't think we're at that stage yet. IJA (talk) 08:53, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Change club from Hull City to Liverpool FC. Example : Plays as a defender in the premier league for Liverpool FC LamarJones (talk) 14:58, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Source? Mattythewhite (talk) 15:01, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 28 December 2018[edit]

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The result of the move request was: pages moved as requested at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 22:52, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

– As with Steve Cook, the pageview analysis of eight articles with the same name as each other with different occupations shows that 99.5% of them were viewed by the footballer. Also he is certainly more notable than four years ago (the original RM) when he was playing with Scottish teams before he moved to Hull. He had since made more appearances for Scotland and is now one of the captains for his country.^[1] Iggy (Swan) 12:11, 28 December 2018 (UTC)--Relisted. –Ammarpad (talk) 15:53, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Pageview Analysis".

Oppose no primary for such a common name. In ictu oculi (talk) 14:07, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I think he is now more notable than the other people known by that name. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 15:20, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
(Grudging) support – Once I "fixed" the pageviews link, it does definitely appear that the footballer/soccer player is (currently) the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC over all of the others, by a significant margin. So the footballer article should be moved to the base title, with the use of an {{Other people}} hatnote. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:15, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Page views aren't everything, but over 99.5% of the views is persuasive evidence. The fact that the footballer's article is larger than the other seven combined is also telling. Narky Blert (talk) 14:47, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. Giant Snowman 12:27, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - not convinced this is PRIMARYTOPIC. Giant Snowman 12:28, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Unreal7 (talk) 17:03, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Pageviews stats from the last 18 months are convincing enough for me, even at the lowest points there is significntly greater interest in the footballer. PC78 (talk) 18:34, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per Narky Blert, over 99.5% is a clear PT and PC78's additional evidence. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:29, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Yes, this seems fair enough. Nohomersryan (talk) 21:01, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per In ictu oculi and GiantSnowman. It is indeed a common name — ten men are listed on the disambiguation page, thus increasing the burden of proof that the individual in question is of such overriding international renown that every other Andrew Robertson recedes to a near-nonentity. Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 06:54, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support as clear primary topic. Page views shouldn't determine everything, but in this case their evidence is overwhelmingly clear. The subject is an increasingly-prominent figure in a field that attracts extensive media coverage; all the other individuals of the same name are either historical or comparatively obscure, so at present I can't see any likelihood of this changing. The idea that we can't have a primary topic simply because the name itself is common is nonsense, when one particular individual is clearly better known than the others. There are about fifty Michael Jacksons with articles, but one of them is obviously primary... Jellyman (talk) 10:48, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Page move[edit]

Bit late now, but I probably would of Opposed this move also! Govvy (talk) 12:44, 9 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What does this mean?[edit]

"He became the first Scot to win the tournament since Darren Fletcher in 2008[33] and the first to play in a winning team since Paul Lambert in 1997." What's the difference? Does it mean that Fletcher was an unused substitute? If so, that should be made a bit clearer, because the wording is confusing at present Tpth (talk) 22:20, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agree and have reworded it a bit. Crowsus (talk) 22:48, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Pageview Analysis".

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