He really is over hyped beyond belief. Maybe Misha could get a bounce back. Amelia fans will vote like crazy.

If he drops out it avoids the risk of yet another flop male winner. I think he would be worse than any to date including Leon.

However a male free final may put ratings at risk

No way.

Gary's overhyping of Marcus could really backfire if he's not careful.

Honestly, I think he's the weakest link of the Final 4 in terms of actually being a recording artist.

1) No, if he is eliminated before Amelia then it will be a disgrace.

2) Why are you convinced that he is going to be a 'flop'? I personally think he has the potential to be really successful.

3) Why would an all female final have a detrimental impact on the final ?

I hope you're wrong. Disagree that he's overhyped. He's got fantastic vocals and stage presence and is very likeable too. He's the best singer left in the show after Misha B and we all know she won't make the final. It pains me to agree with Louis Walsh but he is right when he says Marcus is the whole package

Which semi final exit has actually been a shock?

So you're saying that he'll end up bottom two for the first time, against Misha who's been there three times now and Amelia who got there only two weeks after being voted back with nearly half the vote? I really can't see it happening - we need a shock exit in this series (Janet wasn't really a shock given her performances lately) so Marcus could be it. However, I still think we'll be seeing a girl/boy/group final.

I think he's doing a Matt Cardle and topping the vote most weeks.

I fully believe he will win , but at worst he's finishing in 2nd place. Amelia and Misha are simply relying on pimp slots and rebound votes to get through.

TRANSLATION:

I don't like Marcus. I don't want him to win. I'm making up scenarios in my head that will mean he goes next week. Then, I'm going online and trying to get people to back me up in the hope that enough people believe it, it will happen...

Give up, If you don't realise that Marcus and Little Mix will be the final two, then there you really haven't been watching the show.

Oh look, it's the OP's weekly anti-Marcus thread. Why am I not surprised?

If the past few weeks have been any indication, it'll be bye-bye to Misha next week.

X Factor tracker seem to suggest its LM topping the votes

Nope.

I think you've got the wrong end of the stick with the tracker tbh - it just measurse the traffic on sites + FB likes etc - it does not measure the vote system

He could be..nobody knows how high he is in the voting at the moment..and Misha will probably get a large bounce-back vote next week

Don't you mean daily

Hopefully

Which act impressed you the most on Saturday?
Little Mix
1226 (19.1%)
Janet
524 (8.1%)
Misha B
955 (14.8%)
Marcus
1994 (31.0%)
Amelia Lily
1732 (26.9%)

Quite a large poll, one vote only each. Today, AOL.

Definitely not. He undoubtedly deserves to be in the final and he appears to be very popular. Even in the unlikely event that he is in the bottom two, I can't see the judges (and by that I do, of course, mean the producers) choosing to eliminate him. There's no way they will want to have an all-female final.

He's popular now and that may cause him to win but will it still be that way in 9 months time when his fanbase have disappeared and his album flops? Joe McElderry the second. He would be better off in the West End tbh.

I think they have done everything they can to stop anyone doing that this year

Scouse topping the vote the poll must have been in Liverpool because even by X-Factor standards he is pants. Even McElderberry was probably better and he was dogpoo.

AOL is notorious for multi-voting isn't it? Once you clear your cache you can vote again. Repeat as many times as you like.

On the DS poll on the main DS page you can only vote once , per account and that had LM in the lead.

AOL Homepage.

Candle! He was abysmal as well.