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Eurovision 2012 - The road starts here....
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for anyone that wants to listen to the irish songs
http://www.escireland.com/2012/02/the-irish-songs-in-full/ |
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I laid some 11, so I'm guessing the Jedward song aint bad.
33/1 was a crazy price. Couldn't get much on with Paddies but a fair bit on here @ 30 and bigger |
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Have PP pulled the market now?
Not that I'd be able to get £500 on :( |
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looks like it
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Nowhere near as good as last years if they get through
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Just had 300 to win a ton. Not a fan of big odds on backing but having listened to both it and the 2nd fav as well as the polls looks a value bet.
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Wouldnt go steaming in at short odds George its 50% jury and 50% televote and whilst they win the televote the jury isnt as nailed on, so if a.n.other wins the jury vote and comes 2nd with the public they could be in trouble.
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Ooops thanks JO. Nowhere to lay off though so just fingers crossed then. Serves me right for not doing my homework properly. When is it judged?
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That said if jedward don't make it and the 2nd fav goes through then 33/1 ireland to win euro will look skimpy odds indeed.
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Compact Disco wins in Hungary:
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwqrTPXjc1w Tooji wins in Norway: . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdHnenxPPnc |
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Iceland's winner:
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mepztXfP9_c |
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The market seems impressed with Norway
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Strikes me as a copy of Sweden from last year
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It's shaping up to be a very strong ESC this year imho.
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There seems to be a tendency for price crashes. When you consider the unknown variables at this stage... it should be 12-1 and higher.
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I've not heard anything that jumps out as a winner as yet.
Certainly nothing I'd be worried about laying around 12 and lower |
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snap jr
 Norway now my biggest red having laid a fair bit tonight. |
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Some of the big guns with a good record like, Russia, Greece< Turkey, Azer, Armenia are being laid at silly prices.
Not that I'm complaining |
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If any of them produce a western friendly song then you have a contender that should genuinely be single figures
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yes, I've noticed that fig, and can't figure out why. Maybe people are writing off Greece cos of financial crisis and not being able to afford to host but you have to respect their outstanding past ESC form. Azer... maybe people think winning twice running makes them more of a long shot but if the song is good enough I don't think that's much of a factor at all...? Armenia - concerns over them even competing, but they are competing now unless a last minute u-turn...?
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Frankly gobsmacked at the Norway price. Its a very bad folk song, I frankly started laughing about 10 seconds in and barely stopped before the end. I'd honestly put it nearer the current price on here to qualify from its semi not to win the whole thing.
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Pleased to see I'm starting this year's ESC the same as last year, wholeheartedy disagreeing with the AKOE reviews. They say this of Norway:
Song 4. Plumbo – Ola Nordmann This is apparently the one to beat, its annoyingly catchy and is a Fiddle dee dee tin whistle song with a slightly rocky edge to it, oh and it has a key change and some pyros. Its so annoyingly catchy that I think it will do very well in this final and if it goes to Baku could be a big hit there too. 6/6 Maybe this in part explains the price |
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same reviewer last year after France's rehearsal:
France are the winners, of Eurovision! pic1 [info]akoe07 May 7th, 2011 Ok I am nailing my colours to the mast here but France is simply stunning. Totally blows me away with the backdrop the opera and the voice. It sounded a bit off key in some run throughs but the power wins me over. The backdrop is night and day and clouds and sun and moon all moving and merging together. This looks totally amazing on the screens. Paris 2012 beckons more and more now. |
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sorry but its fun showing how craop this guy is. His predictions for last year made just before the event
and my top 10 is 1st Ireland 8th actual 2nd France 15th 3rd Austria 18th 4th Germany 10th 5th Russia 16th 6th UK 11th 7th Denmark 5th 8th Azerbaijan 1st 9th Switzerland 25th 10th Bosnia & Herzegovina 6th In all honesty its hard to do worse thatn that , absolute pants of the highest order |
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Rofl that Norwegian folksy song didnt even win the final - please disregard my previous comments on the Norwegian finalist
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If Greece pick a half decent song they should win whether they want to or not!!
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Us and the Germans will pay to host it regardess ;)
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..and lol Bex. I'm not keen either and AKOE are clueless.
They wrote off the obvious winner of the Danish comp. |
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Azerb chosen their singer - solo female in the Safura mould
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Anyone know when the Russians will be picking their song?
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RUSSIA : Like Romania, Russia has competed in every Eurovision final since the competition expanded in 2003. On December 28th, RTR confirmed their participation in Baku. Auditions for potential national finalists will be held until February and a jury will select a total of 25 acts to proceed to the final, to be staged on February 26th. The winner will be decided through jury voting and televoting.
http://allkindsofeverything.ie/Baku12grid.htm |
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Sick as a pig that I didn't get on the 5/1 on Tooji winning the Norwegian MGP on b wi n.
Listened to the songs on Friday whilst at work, had Tooji in my head all weekend and seen today that it won, completely unaware that the actual comp took place on Saturday - I thought I had at least another week to ro so to get a bet on. Fool! Oh well, stuck a £20 marker down at 14.5 to win the whole thing, which goes completely against my own advice earlier in this thread of waiting to hear all songs before even thinking about backing. Of the 9 or so songs out so far, no standouts other than Norway. Cyprus quite cute song but not a winner. Hungary reasonable song (a bit 'Mike & The Mechanics IMO) but singer not that good. |
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"cjhornet - If Greece pick a half decent song they should win whether they want to or not!! "
I love the ide of a country picking tosh and still winning (Greece tried it last year by nudging out Mikki Ponte and still ended up with a Top Ten finish,) much to their horror. Like when the Giants scored a touchdown in the Superbowl to take the lead even though they didn't want to (as bizarre as that sounds!) |
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I hate the Norway song, but I hated Eric last year and he nearly won
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Come on fll - didn't Eric teach you anything last year? Ha ha! Ignore the catchy teen pop at your peril!
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Popular was much catchier. This is a really poor imitation Eric. He's not as cute, either. They do shop at the same clothing store, though. Red on Norway for me.
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Germany's entry:
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWSCglF5Er8 |
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Thanks FLL, Russia seem to have an odd record - some years abysmal other years very powerful in voting.
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Good money for Sweden overnight.
Laid some 8 and a couple of quid @ 6. I rather like the likely winner, but happy to lay at those prices |
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Believed to be Israel's entry, leaked online. Puts a smile on my face
:. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V12gSpxxag&feature=player_embedded |