Talk:2005 FA Cup final

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Reviewer: Yellow Dingo (talk · contribs) 13:37, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b ( lists ): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism ): 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, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have suitable captions ):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

1a - the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct

Lead

1. At the end of the first paragraph you basically say the same thing twice by writing: ...ran out winners after 120 goalless minutes... and ...after neither side managed to score in normal and extra time. This needs to be reworded.
   1.  Done
2. Link Penalty shoot-out (association football) in first paragraph as that is where the reader will come across the term first.
   1.  Done
3. Link
   Extra-time
   per above.
   1.  Done
4. ...won 5–4; Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes saw... reword to ...won 5–4 after Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes saw...
   1.  Done
5. It isn't good to link to a page with a year as the piped text. "1996" could refer to anything. A way to get around this would be to write: ...game in Cup history since the
   1996 edition
   .
   1.  Done

Route to the Final

1. ...drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining.... Is it really drawn out of a hat?
   1.  Done
2. ...were away for the first game.... Reword to were the away team for the first game for clarity.
   1.  Done

Arsenal

1. As both Arsenal and Manchester United were Premier League clubs, they entered the competition in the third round. Remove sentence as unnecessary.
   1.  Done
2. ...but hit the ball over from six yards. 6 yards needs a metre conversion for us metric folk.
   1.  Done

Pre-match

1. ...
   2004–05 season
   .
   1.  Done
2. ...of Manchester United in the league... "League" should be linked to 2004–05 FA Premier League.
   1.  Done
3. ...of a unique Treble,... No need for "Treble" to be capitalised.
   1. In most media, "the Treble" is referred to with a capital letter to distinguish it as a special achievement. –
      Jay 15:58, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply
      ]
4. ..most recently against Southampton in
   2003 final
   1.  Done
5. ...constitutes the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, does it. Link "Texas Chain Sae Massacre" to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
   1.  Done

First half

1. ...but the assistant referee ruled... Link "assistant referee" to Assistant referee (association football)
   1.  Done

Second half

1. ...past the Cameroonian full-back... Link "Cameroonian" to Cameroon
   1.  Not done This would be a violation of
      Jay 15:58, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply
      ]
2. ...broke to the United captain... Link "captain" to Captain (association football)
   1.  Done

Extra time

1. ...awarded for a soft foul by Silvestre... Remove the term "soft" as we can't determine what a "soft" foul is.
   1.  Done

Post match

1. ...by The Guardian showed... Link The Guardian
   1.  Done

Aftermath and legacy

1. ...joined Juventus in the... Link
   Juventus F.C.
   1.  Done

2a - it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline

• Ref numbers are from this revision.

1. Ref 22 is dead for me
   1. Found an archived version. –
      Jay 15:58, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply
      ]

This article is generally in good shape. I will put it on hold so you can address the above concerns. - Yellow Dingo (talk) 14:39, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

PeeJay2K3 and Lemonade51: Ok I'm happy to pass this as a GA; well done! - Yellow Dingo (talk) 11:22, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply

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