New Posts For Thread: Sick Matt fears he'll miss the showhttps://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-showStory in the Metro and Sun today about Matt being sick. I reckon it's pretty unlikely but if he misses performing this weekend would he automatically get a place in the final ? Reminds me of the Diana Vickers incident 2 years ago. http://www.thesunBardoWish I was as confident as you that he's ok. Apart from Diana Vickers I can't remember one other instance in the past where the cold, cough, sore throat, flu etc hasn't cleared up and they've all sang fine come Saturday night but it does seem fhttps://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476716509#476716509BardoWish I was as confident as you that he's ok. Apart from Diana Vickers I can't remember one other instance in the past where the cold, cough, sore throat, flu etc hasn't cleared up and they've all sang fine come Saturday night but it does seem fSat, 04 Dec 2010 08:20:49 -0600its just the Cowell publicity machine at work...do you ever notice how these stories always manage to come out on a thursday or friday just in time for the live shows on the weekend.. so if poor matt has a cold or flu or whatever = more sympathy votehttps://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476715385#476715385its just the Cowell publicity machine at work...do you ever notice how these stories always manage to come out on a thursday or friday just in time for the live shows on the weekend.. so if poor matt has a cold or flu or whatever = more sympathy voteSat, 04 Dec 2010 08:09:35 -0600DenmanHe was seen smoking yesterday too and that can't have helped his cause!https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476635161#476635161DenmanHe was seen smoking yesterday too and that can't have helped his cause!Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:39:52 -0600tweet from Dannii Minogueto @matt_cardle_uk who is at home sick. Please get better for tomorrow, we missed you at the studio today!https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476630933#476630933tweet from Dannii Minogueto @matt_cardle_uk who is at home sick. Please get better for tomorrow, we missed you at the studio today!Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:06:13 -0600all other forums and online polls have matt as the clear winner with almost 50 % of the vote.https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476626845#476626845all other forums and online polls have matt as the clear winner with almost 50 % of the vote.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:29:13 -0600I think they've already made their minds up Melv. Matt by a distance.https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476596881#476596881I think they've already made their minds up Melv. Matt by a distance.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:07:57 -0600I see the Cowell/Clifford machine has got us all at it again.Well its a week before the final and boring Matt Cardle has had people talking every week of the comp. He is also a young fanciable male and he is a good (not great) singer.Whoever beats hihttps://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476595741#476595741I see the Cowell/Clifford machine has got us all at it again.Well its a week before the final and boring Matt Cardle has had people talking every week of the comp. He is also a young fanciable male and he is a good (not great) singer.Whoever beats hiFri, 03 Dec 2010 08:56:28 -0600AsparagusYes but if he gets the 'sympathy vote' and gets through on it he'll be in the final next week which gives him a week to recover. Fingers crossed I hope he'll be ok though I can understand some thinking 'fingers crossed he won't be ok'!https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476588953#476588953AsparagusYes but if he gets the 'sympathy vote' and gets through on it he'll be in the final next week which gives him a week to recover. Fingers crossed I hope he'll be ok though I can understand some thinking 'fingers crossed he won't be ok'!Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:44:11 -0600Sympathy lasts one week on XF only imo.Vickers had the highest vote the week after her absence, but thereafter was toast as her momentum had gone and performances dipped.https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476582201#476582201Sympathy lasts one week on XF only imo.Vickers had the highest vote the week after her absence, but thereafter was toast as her momentum had gone and performances dipped.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:14:57 -0600He can't be that bad if he's still smoking which is not a great thing for singers at the best of times.https://community.betfair.com/xfactor/go/thread/view/112805/26375693/sick-matt-fears-hell-miss-the-show?post_id=476576401#476576401He can't be that bad if he's still smoking which is not a great thing for singers at the best of times.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:41:06 -0600