Template:Did you know nominations/Wyn Griffiths

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:55, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Wyn Griffiths[edit]

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... that, during a wartime friendly match for Arsenal, footballer Wyn Griffiths was replaced by a footballer in the crowd after suffering an injury? Source: greensonscreen.co.uk coludata.co.uk
- ALT1:... that footballer Wyn Griffiths was also a veterinarian, a race horse owner and a radio presenter? Source: WalesOnline South Wales Argus

Reviewed: Washington State Route 243
Comment: I've deliberately left out the fact that Harry Brown, the person who replaced him, was a professional footballer to increase the curiosity value. I wasn't trying to be deliberately misleading, let me know any thoughts you have on it.

Created by Kosack (talk). Self-nominated at 14:12, 24 October 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: - Not completed yet
Overall: Prefer ALT0, and Brown could be worked in by mentioning a "footballer in the stands". ALT1 needs clarification on whether "vet" means veterinarian or veteran. Just ping me when the QPQ is done. Sounder Bruce 03:59, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

@SounderBruce: Thanks for the review, I've added my QPQ and amended the hooks per your suggestions. Kosack (talk) 09:23, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Good to go. Sounder Bruce 18:22, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Since it is not clear from the article that 1945 was during the war or after it, I am replacing "wartime" in the hook with the 1945 date. I am also taking SounderBruce's suggestion of "a footballer in the stands", and moving the subject further toward the front of the hook. Here is the tweaked hook that I'm promoting:
ALT0a: ... that when footballer Wyn Griffiths suffered an injury during a 1945 friendly match for Arsenal, he was replaced by a footballer in the stands? Yoninah (talk) 23:55, 18 November 2018 (UTC)