Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Matches

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Some example which have been written without the use of a template White Horse Final 82.36.105.204 15:40, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

message: 2004-05 FA Premier League - August is an oddly titled article, since it's just a single match, but it has another football match representation that's worth considering.
Pros
:The layout is quite aesthetically pleasing. 
:Shows players' starting positions
:Gives itself a lot of extra space for supplementary info.
Cons
:I don't like the bookings notation on this though, I prefer the icon option.  
:It could be better aligned. 
:The text is small.
:Doesn't show the two unused substitutes; could easily be adapted tho'.
:No kit colours identified.
Other than that, it shows everything a good template should, and shows it well. My next prototype will/would look much more like this one, I'm sure.Slumgum 01:53, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I realise that that example is a worst–case scenario, but wow it's hard to follow! There's so much information and the lack of cell borders makes it all a bit hard to understand. But between your ideas and Slumgum's, it looks like the end result will be pretty useful. ⁂veila# 07:54, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Would it be possible to whip up a pair of tiny graphics to use for substitutions in place of a + and - sign? I'm thinking a green upward pointing arrow (triangle) and a red one pointing down? This is pretty common on television or other websites that do match reports. -- JoelCFC25 21:10, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternative version 

message: I thought I'd draw attention to , which is now being used for the main World Cup articles. There's also  for penalty shootouts. See 2006 FIFA World Cup for an example of how they should be used. --StuartBrady (Talk) 22:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  footballbox template 

message: Has any consensus been reached yet as to a proposed structure/layout of a Match article? Should we have sections on (for example); 
*pre-amble/lead (The 1978 TumTeeTum Cup final took place on the 30th February at Bexhill Community Centre and was contested between... The Match was won for the 300th time in their history by Team A, with Bob Carolgees scoring the winning goal.) 
*prior-history/pre-game ("the two teams had met before on the local school field in 1989 playing with jumpers for goalposts, a game in which Mr. Blobby (who played for the other side at the time) scored 83 goals with his left knee. In the lead up to the game he was vilified by fans of his former club who all dressed up as Noel Edmonds and ceremoniously gunged effigies of him", "Team B had already won the Ritz cracker Cup and the Choccy Digestive League and were hoping to be the first club to win the Biscuit Triple Nutcrunch by adding the HobNob Shield", "following Team A's point deduction for letting Noddy play with shoelaces untied.." etc etc) 
*the notable events of the game (if known - "Andy Johnson once again showed his prowess at acting like he's been hit by a Sniper sitting in the floodlights as soon as his aura neared the penalty area", "two Teddy bears and a Cabbage Patch Doll scored for Team A whilst Team B's Robbie Savage was sent off for kicking the stuffing out of midfielder Paddington Bear and then claiming he'd dived")
*post-game information (news reports, "video replays showed they were robbed", "the team then fell into a deep dark pit never to be seen again in the higher division", "BunchOfNobodies FC received a big stack of cash for whipping the champions and used it to buy a new dartboard/centre-forward/replacement for Beckham", the manager was sacked/tarred/feathered/caught in a post match romp with 2 donkeys and a bucket of carrots, "200 fans were arrested for reading the Daily Mail in a public place and England were banned from playing in Space for 20 years as a result")
*statistics/road to "the match"
*refs/notes
*ext links and templates
*categories (associate with teams, year in football, competition.. all that)
(Oh and maybe a nice big bit on the proposal about NPOV whilst I'm thinking about it)
Your thoughts? - Foxhill 08:05, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Structure of article

message: Is there a particular style for derby matches? There seem to be plenty of derby articles (like El Clásico). I don't know if there is a particular writing style. I am trying to improve Clásico Regiomontano. Please help. Hari Seldon 05:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ditto.  I was looking at some of the Canadian soccer derbies.  Nothing really in the Manual of Style. --Coppercanuck (talk) 15:07, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Derbies

message: What about include the extra-time of the match? --Marceloml (talk) 17:44, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extra-time