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Originally Posted by angus58

Fed up with all the bullshit on this forum about Vinnie. From what I've seen, he has walked away from confrontations and arguments. He's a strong character who speaks his mind and as Nicola has said, "what you see is what you get". Most of the others seem grateful he's in charge of the cleaning, cooking etc, and most of them speak highly of him and like him.

I've seen absolutely no evidence of any coercion or bullying on Vinnie's part - what seems to be being suggested is that he's ruling by fear which is absolutely ridiculous. I haven't seen anyone cowering or intimidated in his presence, nor do they avoid his company. I see a bloke who says what he thinks, no messing, and doesn't suffer fools gladly. I've watched him sharing friendly ribbing with other HMs who give as good as they get, and I've watched him walk away from stupid arguments, especially those fuelled by alcohol (Sisqo). Vinnie has not just taken the reins, they were willingly and gratefully handed to him by other HMs and are there to be retrieved by any HM willing to do what Vinnie does best, heading a team.

Its hypocritical to bang on about things Vinnie has done in the past as a reason to hate him now, when the same people refuse to condemn their favourites for mistakes they, too, have made in the past. Surely HMs should be judged on what contribution they make WITHIN the house in the context of CBB being a GAME show and nothing more. Whoever plays the game best (in the eyes of the public) will win. Whether that's Vinnie or Sisqo will be determined by how many people pick up the phone and spend their hard earned cash.

Sisqo is pissed off because he thinks Vinnie is his main competition. In actual fact I think there are a few in there who could win. Whoever survives tomorrow will definitely stand a good chance, so perhaps instead of slagging off Vinnie, his supporters should be campaigning to get his two fellow nominees out otherwise he has no chance of winning at all.

I don't really care one way or another if Vinnie wins (although I like him and I think he's done enough to deserve it), as there are others in there I would be just as pleased to see win.

Great post!