Deletion of List of English footballers not playing in England

Comment: Lists are often better then categories. See . Red links indicate someone is trying to make a complete list. Red links can't be added into a category. Nor can a category tell you which English footballers are playing in 'Spain' which this list does. I'll |Assume good faith that this list is being used usefully and therefore it's a keep
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN||WP:AGF)

Comment: This is the list equivalent of the "English expatriate footballers" category and should be kept as such.  Nominators rationale for deletion is extremely flimsy, as Wikipedia is not working toward a deadline and nothing on Wikipedia will ever be complete.  Combined with the guidelines put forth in |CLN, which the nominator is probably not aware of, there is no real reason to delete this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)