Originally Posted by gutrot:
“So you believe if Sharon had to vote for Roberta, she would have been at the time willing to stick to the same loyal principles, or do you think it was a well thought out stunt only after Roberta left
I must have been mistaken, but I honestly thought I saw the other group members in disbelief and quite angry with trev”
Re Roberta, it's impossible to tell, it's a theoretical argument, we could debate the 'would she? wouldn't she's?' 'til the cows some home', and we could both be right or both be wrong.
I think it was thought out after Roberta had gone but only as the actual judge's pick was announced on the first show, and that's when Roberta left anyway. If it had been between Roberta and one of Sharon's other acts on that night, we would've found out. As it wasn't everything else is pure conjecture.
Tabby's band, as far as I know, seemed ok at the audition and Tabby has said (on XTra Factor I think) that he's still in touch with them and they are fine and happy he's got this far.
Even if they weren't happy about him going it alone, I give him credit for the courage to do so, he must've known that it wouldn't look great to the viewing public but he took that chance. I'm sure if any of the other band members had been offered the same opportunity they would've found it really difficult to turn down a chance like that. Who wouldn't? Bands break up all the time, you could just as easily do the right and loyal thing and then next month all go your separate ways anyhow.
As it is Tabby is in the competition as a solo artist. I see him as a front man of a band and I'm sure that's where he is most comfortable. Going solo was brave, whether you like him or not you can't deny that he is doing this competition from a different perspective to what he is used to and happiest with. For that reason (and many more) I like him, a lot, and hope that when this is all over, win or lose, he get's to front a band again.