Is Our Forum Losing Its Thread?

I think watching that it quickly became obvious why it didn't generate a thread LG

Even the slickman appears to have had his balls removed

You both know it is a matter of principle and a (sort of) acknowldgement of the solidarity that comes with watching and betting on thois tosh.

It may be cr ap...but it's our cr ap.

We can do better.

Feltz going in has been the deathknell for me. Thought about starting in-running thread but couldn't muster the energy. UBB has died a death. It needed S&R and many more twists and turns to make it exciting. Abysmal casting and having a celeb journalist essentially take over the house - worse than when that dreadful Carol (Mallone?) went in.

You are right though lg - we must find the inner strength to solder on for next few nights.

I totally agree about Vanessa JR - it's rubbish and it could have been so much better. But there has been half a million pounds traded on the win market, a favourite who is far from home and hosed and who may drift further and finalists who we look as though we can name. In short, there is plenty to play for regardless of whether the series has not lived up to its title.

lg,i've been away with mrs aa for our anniversary weekend

i will take care of business for the final ever week of BB [:)]

Its not just the forum, liquidity is completely shot too! Seems like we're in a weird BB11 post-script which isn't very ultimate - just odd..

Bunnyman - I absolutely agree about liquidity, but it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy doesn't it? The less we post and create debate, the less interest, the less liquidity etc.
I wish a better HM than Vanessa had gone in, but I can see why they have put a 'professional' in. I suspect they put her in not to win or even be a competitor (why let her be nominated for eviction if she was a 'real' house mate?) but because she would move the story along by acting as a 'quick and dirty' inquisitor. My view is that Vanessa is there particularly to get more out of Chantelle and to continue in their efforts to let us view Nikki in a more rounded light.
I actually found Saturday's highlights show quite good and quite interesting (admittedly last night's was pants). As a matter of little interest it only confirmed my view that they would like a close run final between Brian v Chantelle v Nikki. As such, I believe that the three of them should be closer in the betting than the current odds.
One final thing, my extended family had stopped watching BB, but they are all really enjoying this event. Perhaps it is not appealing to us gamblers, but it is going down okay in the country.

Get this crap over and roll on XF

Personally, I have recently hit the equivalent of the Specials betting 'wall'. 7 weeks of BB took its toll. Need to refresh batteries ahead of SCD. Will be largely opting out of XF this year.

yes, I was just about to add I hope you'll be around enough to pop up with the occasional rant.

I might pop by occasionally purely for your entertainment . Going to miss out this autumn/winter - heading off on travels at end of Oct and not back until Christmas - main destination is Oz for first 2 Ashes tests. Will of course follow markets from afar, but will miss out on those ITT moments when breaking news sends markets into meltdown.

Hi lg - the problem is that when liquidity is so thin I always seem to be trying to play  catch up with my book.  I'm trying to back a certain HM at the moment and coming on here and expaining why I'm trying to do that isn't going to make that any easier.  If my arguments make any sense it will make it harder because other people will do the same thing. Its a shame because I would like to get more involved and test out my thoughts, but the only time I feel comfortable doing so is when I'm happy with my book which is increasingly rare these days.

She's definitely got something about her, talks way above her years.
very likeable girl

Managed a small bet on Nick @ 10/1 and Vaneesa Nick @ 4/1 had to do it over the phone as Im not too good this morning when I got myself organised and down to the shop it was 3/1 and 4/5