Once again, it looks like X Factor is more about the judges than the acts. While binman Andy and Journey Freaking South bland their way through a bunch of insanely slushy lowest common denominator wedding reception songs, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne provide the real entertainment by fighting amongst themselves all the time.
Obviously, the angry manager-fights are about as choreographed as a WWE wrestling match, but at least it’s kind of fun. And the best thing about it all is that we can bet on the winning manager. While that’s not as fun as – say – putting Louis, Simon and Sharon into a room and making them have a knife-fight, it’s still pretty fun. And we can’t recommend it enough.
So here are this week’s X Factor winning manager betting odds, with some help from Betfair.com…
Simon Cowell – things are getting worse and worse for Simon Cowell.
He drew the obvious short straw when he was given the Groups to look
after – vocal groups are pretty rubbish in any case (just look at One
True Voice) but the acts he chose to put through to the live TV shows
were so unutterably cack that he never had a chance.
Two acts have been eliminated from X Factor, and both of them have
been from Simon’s side. First Addictiv Ladies went – not a surprise,
as everyone said that they were rubbish almost from their first
audition. But 4Tune also went this week, and as much as we thoroughly
hated them, we thought they’d do a bit better than they did. Now all
Simon has left are The Conway Sisters – a group who have the population
of Ireland and exactly nobody else voting for them, and Journey South –
the creepy singing brothers who Simon has to frantically big-up all the
time because he’s so desperate not to lose X Factor. But he will.
Current odds – 28/5
Sharon Osbourne – Sharon was the favourite manager to win last time
we did this, but that’s all changed now. We’re not too sure, though,
and we’re basing this on the Who Sings Last rule. In the first live
show, the nation’s favourite underdog, Binman Andy, sang a heartfelt
ballad to close the show – he emerged as the favourite to win X Factor,
and Sharon was going to be the winning manager. This week, Sharon’s
acts didn’t get to close the show, and she isn’t favourite any more.
As well as Binman Andy, Sharon is also in charge of Maria, Brenda
and Chico. Aside from Chico, who goons around making viewers angry
instead of actually singing, she has a strong team. Maybe we shouldn’t
write Sharon off just yet. Current odds – 17/11
Louis Walsh – Louis Walsh is the new favourite manager to win X
Factor. And we’re also putting this down to the Who Sings Last rule.
Shayne sang a big sad song to finish last week’s show and – surprise,
surprise – is now favourite to win.
Aside from Shayne – who we suspect will win the series – Louis has a
mixed bag of other acts. There’s Chenai – who would rather cry and look
a bit frightening than sing, and Philip – who spent his time onstage on
Saturday honking his song out like a confused goose. And that leaves
Nicholas, whose best quality is that he’s kind of OK we suppose.
Walsh’s hopes depend entirely on Shayne. Current odds – 9/8
Tomorrow – Saturday’s X Factor elimination odds. But if you want to
find out how the odds stand at any moment in time, head over to the UK TV Special Bets section of Betfair.com. You get free stuff when you join up, look…
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kirsten harper says
simon you are a bit to hard on people but kinda a nice guy, louy u are a nic e guy and you are soft on people but u are a star!, sharon you are not to hard but no to easy you are just right and rule! HERE ARE MY MARKS OUT OF TEN FOR ALL THE JUDES !!!!!!!
simon 8 out of 10
louy 8 out of 10
sharon 9 out of ten
GET RAID OF CHECO!!!!!! HE IS FUNNY BUT CAN NOT SING
gemma smith says
sharon what were you thinking sending 4tune home.chenai cant sing just because she was in your group last year and she is a ladie gives you no rite to send 4tune home. i am from southampton and have meet the boys and i know they are fantastic guys.get chenai off x factor and that checo he rubbish im not going to watch the x factor anymore as you have got rid of the only good act there.me and my mate are going on the x factor next year even though we are under 16. we will be 13.i dont see why you have to be 16 or over you let old people sing why cant the really young get a chance aswell. we have already named are group its called S.A.N.K.so this aint all youll be hearing of me.i cried when you sed you wante to send 4tune home.i love them all but i love mike the most.i hope they do a tour as me and my mate would love to meet them together.
Burlington says
Geez, I just picked myself up off the floor from laughing. Do you two girls actually think Simon Cowell and his comrades actually come on here and read what you are writing to them?
S.A.N.K… It says it all really doesn’t it?
As for my tuppeneth, I rather like Journey South. At least they’re attempting to be a tad rocky; put it this way, it’s the only music I would choose to listen to out of the line-up. It is dreadful this year – and the ones they turned down were so much better. Two foxy chicks who nearly made Sharon’s final four, and a sexy gal group who nearly were in Simon’s. Now nowhere to be seen, we have to put up with boys barely out of puberty and fat women. Baaaah!
jayne says
ohhh louis walsh is horrible simone cowell is the best but he should have voted of phillip and no beacuse of that i h8t him GET SIMONE OUTTTTTT
jadey says
Lol! S.A.N.K, quite ironic reli! u have a “band”, your “13” and u really think its gunna work. ur band will b S.I.N.K.I.N.G! I absolutly adored 4tune but that didnt possess me 2 come online and write a load of lumber which doesnt make any difference in the world. im sure ur going 2 be a big loss not watchin the show wen it has millions of viewers n e way. No affence but your exactly why the show only takes 16 and overs, u cant take bad news, ur immature and really coudlnt handle the judges truthful comments thrown at u!
Maria should av won says
WTF … Maria is out. this is sooo stupid, im not goni to watch xfactor no more, wat a load of rubbish. maria was one of the fav’s to win and was out cuz of louis who was irish… im peed off. conway’s were least to win. Maria should get a record deal AHHH im soo angry ! !
miz qtee says
wat up why are all ya play haten
on my baby nicholas leave him alone
ok jus cause he is sexy an can sing so lay off him. holla bck at
[email protected]
peace
zoe green says
checo shood WIN he is the best my family vote for him every saterday he is sooooooooooooo cool
CHECO TO WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
emma says
this year xfacter was all about the juges simen and loie were well a joke sharon was perfect thougt the people i thought should of won are 4tune they are very gd singers and if sharon reads this tell her to say hi to ozzy 4 me kkkk++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
emily says
hi im emily and im 11
sharron i love you and your doggie i want won like that bye and simon you are the best