I think it will be Craig and either Jo, or a shock middle of the pack celeb, in the bottom two.
So Craig probably going.


Joe I'm sure will survive for a while yet.

I just think that if Lilia has had the weeks Flavia has had, Richard would have made more progress than Craig has.

Len said the other night Craig should have gone instead of Richard

I thought he was just being kind when he said it on the live show but obviously he really would have saved Richard.

I think it may well be Craig,if not by some miracle then it will be a shock elimination.I also blame the pros aswell as the celeb when they are in the bottom 2....its not how good a dancer your celeb is in the first few weeks,its what the pros do with them.Some pros are better at bringing out the best in not so good celebs, and some arent.

Look at the job Erin is doing with Ricky Groves - he could win this

Here we go again ..... Another thread that turns into a "Lets have another pop at Flavia" thread :yawn:

Hey that was never the idea- I just asked who people thought would be out I never intended it as a having a go at Flav - who is a great dancer

Realistically anyone who had had the same number of weeks as Craig has had would have made some improvement. As he has. I think the one who would have improved the most would have been Martina.

That may not have been your intention but it was your post that instigated the comments in regards to Falvia/Lilia thereafter

All I was trying to establish is whether he may have been mismatched that is all. Let me say again I have nothing against Flavia- I think should would be brilliant with a comedian or a comic actor

Lets not get bogged down in this shall we? Both Flavia and Lilia are fab dancers and teachers, I've met people that have been taught by both and they confirmed the great teacher part for both of them.

The dice fall where they fall, there are so many factors that go into whether someone thrives in Strictly or doesn't, the public vote, the judges, nerves, the dance you get what week, whether one remark sounded smug and affects your popularity, how famous you are in the first place etc....

Really cant be bothered to debate the point ... but cannot understand why the question was posed in the first place as it's not as if Lilia has performed miracles in the last 3 series that i have watched

I have to fancy Craig & Flavia to be in the dance-off again.

Laila & Anton may join them if the jive is as bad as it looks / they claim and voters are not inclined to vote for them because of the 'controversy' and / or mid-tableness.

Assuming they perform to previous standards, my hope is that voters have tired of the Jo(e)s at last .

I'll be surprised if it isn't Jo or Craig.

I think it will be Craig this week, not that I think he is the worst dancer, but unless he is in the dance off against one of the two duffers (J or J) he is out the door, while we have sympathy voters anything can happen.

I love Flavia but I think Craig might have done better with Lilia it's a case of Flavia being a bit too quiet to bring him out. I don't know why Flav has got the sports trick cyclist back again it seemed to help Matt two years ago. I don't think anyone could have got much out of Richard Dunwoody - lovely guy but terrible dancer - and I'm afraid that Lilia was due a dud more than Flavia and Ola were. Craig would not have worked with Ola she wouldn't have been great for his nerves and her and Chris work so well together I wouldn't have wanted to split them up.

I vote for Craig to do a banging jive - it looked a lot better on ITT than his other dances have.

We're due a bit of a shocker so I'll back Laila.

I cant for the life of me see where the Flavia/Lilia argument is going when theres no proof whatsoever that one could do any better than the other. Who's to say that Flavia couldnt also have got Darren G and Matt Dawson to the final...or who's to say that Lilia would have got Matt DiA to the final.

All this Lilia would have been a better match for Craig is rubbish...no one knows how well suited they would have been.

I think it will be Jo.

I believe the viewers' mood may be changing from sympathy to irritation now. There's so much of the "poor little me act" people can stand.
She was a bit annoying on IT2 last night, where she was talking like a silly teenager which I find daft, considering she's over fifty.

Joe may well hang on with the Welsh vote.

Do we have to prove everything to debate it? It's just an exchange of opinion and we are all aware that pairings DO matter.

Admittedly I'm not neutral in this debate, as I said in the mis-match thread earlier this week, I think Flavia is a terrible match for Craig. As for Matt DiA, had he been paired with Lilia and Alesha with Darren, I can certainly imagine him winning the final, nevermind just reaching it

Who will go this week? Probably Craig.

I think it will be a miracle if Craig isnt in the bottom two again.......he has been there twice and apart from the most dedicated fans voting for either Craig or Flavia I think a 'floating' voter might think he is a lost cause and spend their money on someone else. Such a shame he seems a nice man .....I dont think anyone else would have been any better with him myself its just one of those things.

Joe will be saved again I think so not sure who will be with Craig at the bottom if Lailas jive is as bad as she thinks and they get low marks its going to test the support since the unpleasetness but I think they will be safe. Possibly Jo's time has come and if so I think Craig will live to fight another day.

He does seem lovely - I didn`t like him very much at first but liking him more the longer he stays

I think Craig is likely to end up in the dance off but whether he goes is very dependent on who he's against. If it's Joe or Jo then he may be lucky again.

Craig will likely go. We know he doesn't have the public vote and he hasn't shown any great changes this week to encourage people to get behind him.
If he were against Saggy then he'd stay in but Saggy isn't going to be in the dance-off for a wee while yet. Sorry!
You never can tell though... (Minor cop-out).

I reckon Craig will face either Jo or Joe in the dance-off. I hope one of the Jos go, I think Jo W is an endearing character but it's only right for either her or Joe C to go, they should have been out weeks ago.