That's the British for you (and I am so I am not bad mouthing them). In general the British always seem to go for the under-dog or at least the prat...because they like to watch someone who is entertaining in a crazy way!!!!
However, having said that... Brian last year was neither the under-dog nor the prat, well not in the bad sense of the word anyway, and instead was loved by millions because he was just something very very special and unique, aswell as being extemely funny and in some ways vulnerable especially when he was constantly being bullied. I got the feeling that a similar thing to the 'Alex over Spencer thing' happened with the Pop Idol competition between Gareth and Will too....because everyone expected Gareth to win but in my opinion Will won because he got the symapathy vote. *ducks*
