Talk:Eoghan O'Connell

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Review: April 16, 2018. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 07:58, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing this as part of a GA sweep. Comments will appear soon. MWright96 (talk) 07:58, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifable.
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

Remove the second wikilink for Bury in the first paragraph as it is not necessary

Done. RRD (talk) 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Celtic

"O'Connell played for the academy teams of the Irish clubs College Corinthians and Avondale United," reword to O'Connell played for the College Corinthians and Avondale United Irish academy teams,
"Commenting about the new contract, he said "I'm delighted and just happy to get it done"." - a comma is needed between "said" and "I'm"
"manager Brendan Rodgers said O'Connell was outstanding and added;" - outstanding should be in quotations otherwise it should be replaced with a neutral word
"He made his debut in a 4–1 victory over Sheffield United;" - He debuted in a 4-1 victory over Sheffield United;

Done. RRD (talk) 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bury

"On 8 June 2017, O'Connell signed a three-year contract with English League One club Bury" - try O'Connell signed a three-year contract with English League One club Bury on 8 June 2017.
"O'Connell was injured during the pre-season and was ruled out of play for 10 months." - add the specific type of injury O'Connell sustained
"1–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Trophy." - the EFL Trophy link should be to 2017–18 EFL Trophy and not to the tournament in general

Done. RRD (talk) 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

International career

"for the qualifiers of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Slovenia and Serbia." -reword to for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Slovenia and Serbia.

Done. RRD (talk) 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Style of play

"His manager at Celtic, Brendan Rodgers," - Brendan Rodgers doesn't need to be wikilinked here
Same issue about linking with when Celtic is first mentioned

Done. 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Personal life

"Other notable family members include his grandfather Frankie O'Connell, who served as a board delegate on the Cork County board for many years." - needs to be citated to a reliable source.

Removed.16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

References

References 5, 10, 15, 21, 32 and 37 are missing the authors

32 has no author; but the authors of others have been added. 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Overall, you've written a neat and compact article. Just got the above quibbles to sort out. MWright96 (talk) 20:35, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@MWright96: The issues raised have been fixed. RRD (talk) 16:26, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Royroydeb: Thank you. Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 17:45, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]