[pontooner]

Tony is a rubbish dancer, no doubt, but I'm willing him on and I'm not an Arsenal fan. There is a certain amount of cussedness in the British public - we like characters like this. Remember Eddie the Eagle - if the winter olympics gold medals could be voted for he would have been a nailed-on winner.

Perhaps there is also a reaction against the judges, who apart from Craig, are generally overmarking more than ever. Darcy and Len are much missed, who while never as harsh as Craig, generally marked broadly on technical qualities and musicality.