It's because it wasn't amazing but over-praised that so many people's backs were instantly put up.

SPOT ON LIZZY...TOTALLY AGREE

Oops, sorry. Ok, he is just a teacher from Reading then. The rest of my post still applies.


That is somewhat true. I happened to be one of the people who loved his first audition and DID think it was amazing, but I can see why some people wondered what Simon was on about.

I think Simon Cowell is aware that the American market makes no distinction between Rochester and Reading..

It was very good in an over the top, overly dramatic kind of way. It was fun to watch.

While he did sing great, he sounds like he is from deep south of the US of A and it is 1965.

No, Danyl. It is 2009 and you are from Reading.

Which, I am reliably informed, is NOT in Kent.

It's not as good as Ringo, though, to be fair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBDF04fQKtQ


Warm, likeable and not OTT -everything Danyl isn't.

Yes because some people in this country do not like to see people succeed.

Do you know the really odd part *realitysucks*, that everyone went nuts about Sharons comments in the thread on here, and yet some of them on here are no better than her are they with the things they have said about Danyl?

Talk about double standards, slag her off for her disgusting outburst but in the next breath nip off into the nearest Danyl hate thread, or even a Danyl positive thread and bash the poor guy to bits again.

It is like a childrens playground in here at times... and some of them are stalking the threads but I wont name them as they know who they are, you only have to check where they are posting and where they are not posting... and oddly one at least seems to be obsessed here with the bashing of Danyl.. how sad his or her life must be.

GG, I really like what you say at times, it makes a lot of sense. When you drift off into speculation and libel, that does disturb me somewhat.

Have you ever thought that by being vocal and forthright with your opinions it gets you noticed and will have people wondering and seeing what you write next?

You cannot be outrageous and not expect some sort of comeback.

But you are judging all those who don't like him as the same. I've never said I hated him, because I don't. I've never slagged him off, I've just commented that I don't think he's anything special. So I personally would appreciate it if I didn't get lumped in with the people who are doing those things. His supports don't liked being likened to "fanatics" and I, and posters like me, don't like being likened to "haters".

And nor should you.

I don't think you are a "hater" just because you don't like him.

Some people are just plain nasty, you are not one of them.

It does work both ways, I totally agree. As a Danyl fan, I quite often am assumed to be "deluded"

Mind you, people who know me well quite often term me "deluded" and that happened WAY prior to Danyl being on the scene!

Not really! We all know how the song "Purple Rain" finishes in a shouty "Oh honey I know, I know, I know... etc" and that is why it was picked for Danyl as he can do the very same act to it that he has done in previous weeks.

A one trick pony and knowing the song make it very easy to pre-judge the performance.

I will be the first to go back on that should something unexpected and marvellous happen, but it won't as we have seen Danyl's act and that's it!

We are told how wonderful he is and have yet to see anything to back that up.

cant you just wait and see...you never know, he might do the song justice.

if he doesnt then feel free to carry on the danyl hating.

Every one I talk too loves Danyl...not sure why there is so much hate on DS

I don't think it is anger, it's just that Danyl seems to have a mass of people who don't like him but who seem to think of nothing, other than him.
It's a bit wierd for us, Danyl's fans, who cannot understand why people would devote a big part of their leisure time negatively writing about someone they 'hate'.
Wouldn't life be more pleasant if you just got on with celebrating who you do like in the competition?
There are two people in the show I really don't like, they annoy me as much as Danyl's detractors are annoyed by him , but apart from the odd comment I just try to ignore them , they are never going to get my vote .
The almost psychotic dislike is also a bit disturbing, it just doesn't seem like the normal behavior of rational adults, I just don't get it.

@highlighted: my sentiments exactly rufusrufus. My sentiments exactly. Oh and I agree with your entire post

The competition is not that importatn except that if there are people we like we want them to have a career so that we can continue to listen to them.

However fairness is important.

Don't like him and can't warm to him but have to say I did feel for him when I watched the performance back the other week. A song he could have walked through with no problems normally he completely ballsed up - why? because his confidence is in shreds. It can so easily happen to the best of singers and I believe it happened to Danyl.

It showed us he is human. And even the off key performance blew away the likes of average Olly and weak as dishwater Lloyd.

And I'm not even a Danyl fan lol.

As I said about Danniis comments about his sexuality, if you think his performance and crying was not engineered, you are a sucker - Cowell had to do it to make his cllimb back to the top more believable after he oversold him. More worrying is that he was placed in the bottom two - if this can be set up to be part of 'his journey' then you have to think twice about the whole competition. Technically, you just have to not record votes rather than add them so it would be far less difficult for the production company to organise for Cowell.

I really don't think there are many people here who truly hate Danyl. That would be ridiculous as none of us know him and it would be an awful waste of energy. What is wrong though with expressing dismay at his more fanatical supporters when many of us believe he's one of the least appealing contestants in the show's history. It's all fun debate ultimately though so Danyl fans - chill out!

researchshirley, I am TOTALLY chilled out!

I hope so Lizzy

No there are probably not that many but there have been some who give a good appearance of hating him and who say that they do.

As some of the debate is defamation of character I don't find it much fun and you don't need to be a fan of his to find that unpleasant.

I'm normally as cynical as you but I really don't think he was acting.

I really don't think Danyl is the chosen one either - it's far too obvious.

If he wasnt a drama teacher I wouldnt have suggested it about the crying either but as for the failure to sing, it was clearly staged and it makes obvious sense - one poster here also mentioned that he understood that the betting exchange betfair were aware of what was happening in advance which makes sense. Make of that what you will but overall I dont think of it as cynical but rather as trying to be clear sighted about all of this.