[Arneldo]

GirlBand and Bad Lashes got in bottom 2 because the public cannot relate. The boybands have an easier time because they can get support from female fans more easily. Also, neither GB or BL were strong as a group.

Scott was never going to win, and it was his tears in week 1 that saved him from elimination for two weeks. His departure was inevitable, and I think he must be one of the most forgettable in XF history.

It happens every year, act's like Austin and Laura end up in the bottom 2 because either {a} they preform first, or early on, in the night - and history shows that if an act is first to preform, it's more likely they'll end up in bottom 2 because the public forget them. Or {b} the public assume they are safe. Also, a lot of people had acts like Laura or Austin as their second favorite, or third - but when voting, people don't vote for the second best acts (I think this is what happened with Ruth in quarter-final as well). Sadly, people do vote for the worst acts (Scott, Daniel) because of symphony and because they think it's fun - The John Sergeant Affect.

Eoghan won the most shows - because people did like him. Why? I'll never know. But they did. But, he also won because NI was supporting him. I watch the show on UTV (Ulster Television), and before every live show the voice over man would ask people support him and to vote for him.

I don't think the XF voting is so unpredictable, as in I'm very rarely surprised at the bottom 2. I'm more surprised at who isn't in the bottom 2. And I'm more surprised at who the judge eliminate out of the bottom 2 (Maria over TCS/Laura over Ruth).