Who do we think will be on the panel in 2014?

Robin-He will be there he is the like the Louis Walsh of DOI

Karen-Really hope she is sacked again, she adds nothing of value to the panel other than to sit there and pull faces at Jason

Ashley-Hope she isn't back, her comments have added nothing to the show and never really backs up her scoring with her critique very inconsistent

Jason-There is something that tells me tonight could have been the last time he is on DOI , especially with how unhappy he seemed with the final result

Really hope they go back to basics next year with 3 Judges with a maximum score of 30.0 and skills tests and the required elements

I'd like to see Robin back. And I'd like them to bring back Katarina and either keep Karen or if they really insist on the performance judge thing then bring back Louie!

Too much salsa verde, sassy and other stupid comments from Ashley. Hope she's not back.

Robin, Katarina, Nicky

Robin, Katarina and Louis. Just those three please. So dislike Karen and Jason especially on the result tonight.

It's time for a new panel - I'd plump for Katarina, Louie (he wasn't as annoying as I thought he'd be, and gave constructive criticism!), and another skater.

I'd go back to the original format of five judges; if they can fit in four comments fine one more each round shouldn't hurt.

Craig Revel-Horwood: He's said in the past he'd love to do it to show his copycat how it should be done. The only question is if the BBC would be happy for him to do it.
Katarina Witt
Louis Spence
Nicky Slater
Robin Cousins

Would have said Robin but after this year it seams he not as spot on as he once was, example year after year he pulls people up on developing their skills, This year he started that with Matt but never kept up with it, eg Matt was still hunched over, and had a lot of sloppy footwork right up to the end.

For me bring back Nicky, Katarina and Louis, Kick Karen off as she cant be objective when she is also coaching the acts.

I,d love Craig to do it but I cant see the BBC allowing it Louis no .. he was the reason I gave up watching that series

In actual fact I don't see why Craig Revel Horwood couldn't do both jobs as he is a judge who you can respect despite his harshness and at least he has wit behind what he says.

Anyone but Louis he ruined last year for me.

I agree but dont the BBC make them sign contracts where they cant work for ITV or whatever

Robin is a given, as someone else said like the Louis Walsh of doi. Karen needs to go, she rehashes the same lines and is too emotionally involved. Keep her behind the scenes. I think Jason will stay, I'm not opposed to it but he needs to reign himself in and was a disgrace tonight in his reaction to Beth's win. Ashley will probably go but then again they managed to give Emma Bunton more than one series and she knew as much if not less than Ashley about dance.

I'm with you Though I didn't expect Louie to be annoying I already liked him even though he is so OTT.

I'd love it if Craig was a judge and more than happy to have Katarina, Louie and Nicky back but someone to replace Robin - he's gone down in my estimation this year

I would probably scrap all of this years panel. I think Robin is operating too much of a male bias now and isn't as impartial as he should be especially when he has a role as head judge as seen to a degree in the case of the Matt and Shayne skate off.

I would bring back Nicky and Kres with either of them as head judge and bring back Louie as the performance judge and possibly put Simon Reed on the panel as him and Nicky bounce off each other well when they are doing the commentary for actual skating and its been good listening to him the last few weeks and I think he would be able to provide a good judging perspective.

I'd love to see Torvill and Dean on the judging panel

There's no way Nicky Slater will be back - not whilst Karen is Chris Torville's other (but not better) half.

For the first time ever I wouldn't actually be bothered if Robin didn't come back - he will be doing commentary for a few weeks next year on the Winter Olympics for the beeb so I'd be happy if he stuck with that.

Would love Katarina and Nicky to come back. And forget the performance only judges as it makes the panel too unbalanced.

It'd be interesting to see Simon's face on the panel after hearing his commentary over the past couple of weeks!

1st BIB I agree and have love Robin from the start but this season he lost the professionalism that I did love about him.


2nd BIB agree and would love two of the pro skaters to join them as they know whats its like to try and skate with a celebrity therefore would know what advice to give them.

I'm surprised Kyran Bracken has never been asked to judge to be honest, as he has done the tour already. Maybe he was and he declined?

Robin lost the plot since he saved Samia in the skate off

He lost it well before that for me when he didnt pull Matt up on his posture and lack of extent in his arms. Yet did so with so many of the others.

I think judges do deserve flak, but the producers deserve even more flak for getting the judges to behave in a way that isn't consistent and the trouble is the DOI judges have to toe the party line and they don't like it one little bit. Can see why the people behind the scenes have done it however and it's becasue it didn't make as much money through phone votes and people watching it.

What DOI needs really is honest credible people in charge who are not gonna do their best to garner a newspaper article of something negative, it does need positive PR so we can watch it and so far it has had none of it.

I hope if it is back next year that ITV review it and that ITV really do learn from their mistakes else the coorporation may as well pull the plug on it which would be a real shame.