[Mr XcX]

Originally Posted by JackFrost

I like Matt but I hope this is true, it'll increase One Direction's chances of winning.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Tonsillitis or not, this means loads to Matt and he will come out and give his all, he can worry about his voice and illness next week.

I have all faith he will be there, do his absolute best and even with an illness,his best is still way above the others in the competition.

Well balanced post..... ill or not, he went for it, he could have just buckled under, but like every other contestant on there, he wants this as badly as any of the others, and did what he could, despite even looking very ill - affirmed by another mentor who has acts that are his competition - now THAT speaks volumes to me...... Cheryl said she could see he looked ill. He was. And still got himself through.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Father XcXmas

...and if you'll leave the forum if they win, it's even more of a reason for them to win!

[Mr XcX]

Originally Posted by JackFrost

...and if you'll leave the forum if they win, it's even more of a reason for them to win!

Can you make a promise that if they don't!

You will leave the forum!!!

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Snowball

No disrespect to you, but seeing as you have not examined Matt, (and I presume, are not a doctor or ENT specialist either), you aren't in a position to say he didn't have tonsilitis. I'd rather go with the reports from the XFactor directly.

If you suffer from tonsilitis yourself, you will be therefore very aware that it affects people in many different ways.

I have years that I get it 2 or 3 times a year, (and some years pass with no bouts) and whilst it does not totally floor me the way it appears to do with you - I do have the most awful fevers, skin clammy, throbbing throat, pounding head and ears - but I can still function where I have to. I can still speak but it is excruciatingly painful, but I can use my vocal chords.

But he still managed to reach those notes, when he was what? 1 week into the illness? Granted he looked Ill but I struggle to believe it was really tonsilitis if he was bedridden for a week but still managed to sing reasonably well, his voice would have been incredibly crackly and uneven but it wasn't. Given that he's *****d his job for sympathy all series it wouldn't surprise me if he's overselling the illness for sympathy too.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Father XcXmas

Can you make a promise that if they don't!

You will leave the forum!!!

I'm afraid not

[Mr XcX]

Originally Posted by JackFrost

I'm afraid not

Why not put your money where your mouth is!!!

Too afraid are we that I will win!! You will look the fool!!!

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

Considering he said it in their official magazine is pretty damning. You can slam the 'haters' but blind faith is just as bad.

Well has it crossed your mind some of them may well have been acting like divas?and he was telling the truth? look how Cher comes across in interviews,infact the more i think about it,he's probably right,Cher when being interviewed on the TV last night said to Cheryl"Just think about it properly",LOL,I mean,cocky little so and so.It's not blind faith,I just believe in someone until they PROVE me wrong,Matt is not perfect,but then none of them are.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

But he still managed to reach those notes, when he was what? 1 week into the illness? Granted he looked Ill but I struggle to believe it was really tonsilitis if he was bedridden for a week but still managed to sing reasonably well, his voice would have been incredibly crackly and uneven but it wasn't. Given that he's *****d his job for sympathy all series it wouldn't surprise me if he's overselling the illness for sympathy too.

You disbelieve the tonsitis based on the fact that he could sing. He deliberately did not practise all week, he didn't take part in the rehearsals for the same reason: to save his voice to allow him to give it as much as he could.

The man looked ready to drop on his feet after the second song, even his hair looked as though it was soaking wet, his face looked clammy and sweaty - he looked awful.

by your own admission now, you agree he looked ill. That's the bottom line - he was ill, clearly looked ill, affirmed by the all of the judges - he still was good enough to avoid the bottom two.

You don't get that for nothing. As for the whoring it comments: I think that's something you might want to direct to Katie, rather than Matt - she was the one mouthing off about what they did or didn't get up to.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by kazanne

Well has it crossed your mind some of them may well have been acting like divas?and he was telling the truth? look how Cher comes across in interviews,infact the more i think about it,he's probably right,Cher when being interviewed on the TV last night said to Cheryl"Just think about it properly",LOL,I mean,cocky little so and so.It's not blind faith,I just believe in someone until they PROVE me wrong,Matt is not perfect,but then none of them are.

It's more professional to have not bitched about it though to the press, You don't see Rebecca having to sink to those depths.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Father XcXmas

Why not put your money where your mouth is!!!

Too afraid are we that I will win!! You will look the fool!!!

Nope, I just don't want to leave this forum. Thanks anyway though.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

FYI

wand erection, one erection, no erection

were funny for like 5 minutes

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

But he still managed to reach those notes, when he was what? 1 week into the illness? Granted he looked Ill but I struggle to believe it was really tonsilitis if he was bedridden for a week but still managed to sing reasonably well, his voice would have been incredibly crackly and uneven but it wasn't. Given that he's *****d his job for sympathy all series it wouldn't surprise me if he's overselling the illness for sympathy too.

He was able to reach the notes simple BECAUSE he rested it all week.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

It's more professional to have not bitched about it though to the press, You don't see Rebecca having to sink to those depths.

thats coz rebecca is lovely

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

It's more professional to have not bitched about it though to the press, You don't see Rebecca having to sink to those depths.

Well according to the press she had a pop at Cher last week and Cheryl,or do we not believe THAT article?

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Prezzie

It's more professional to have not bitched about it though to the press, You don't see Rebecca having to sink to those depths.

By your own admission here: Rebecca is about the only one who hasn't offered something unpleasant up, possibly because she is a mother with children and her focus is different. Rebecca also didn't have to get into a clinch with another contestant to keep herself in the press .....

But this thread is not about bitching, or Rebecca - or who says what about which contestant. Another time, another thread for that I think.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Snowball

You disbelieve the tonsitis based on the fact that he could sing. He deliberately did not practise all week, he didn't take part in the rehearsals for the same reason: to save his voice to allow him to give it as much as he could.

The man looked ready to drop on his feet after the second song, even his hair looked as though it was soaking wet, his face looked clammy and sweaty - he looked awful.

by your own admission now, you agree he looked ill. That's the bottom line - he was ill, clearly looked ill, affirmed by the all of the judges - he still was good enough to avoid the bottom two.

You don't get that for nothing. As for the whoring it comments: I think that's something you might want to direct to Katie, rather than Matt - she was the one mouthing off about what they did or didn't get up to.

Matt's been doing the poor me act all series 'Oh I'm middle class but I'm a poor little painter wah wah' 'I've got a cold but now i'm gonna make out that it's something worse, give me sympathy please'. Katie is, quite frankly a silly comparision. She didn't talk to the press much until she was eliminated, they just made stories up about her. Matt on the other hand has doen interviews and has slammed the other contestants in them.

If he really did have tonsilitis then sorry but I truthfully believe he couldn't have sung that well, by your own admission earlier in the thread you said it gets worser as you get older, well Matt's 7 years older then me so by your logic he should get it worse no?

[Jords]

Originally Posted by Stacey.

LOL thought that was his excuse last week?

This tbh..