Take Louis out of the above panel and put Gary there and I would agree with you. Plus I would love to see Simon and Gary on the same panel but it will never happen! I do agree totally with you though that the show has tarnished its reputation and it's now irreversable!

Week after week he tore acts to pieces, seemingly for no other reason than the fact that they outperformed his own.

indeed, although the point was merely that she's always had external negativity to contend with, and last year was no different. Cheryl's work ethic has always been off the scale, and she's a decent dancer. But her limitations are far more glaring than Robbie's.

Dannii could easily be coupled with Cheryl in that light. But not Barlow, who took great delight in humiliating contestants.

agree I liked Gary as a judge and would love to see him and Simon working against each other as mentors ...but sadly the show has now lost all credibility and direction and is no longer about discovering and mentoring talent but has turned into a twelve week crappy reality show ie: the person getting the most publicity gets saved.... no wonder the ratings drop week by week...

I want Tulisa back

I more or less stopped watching because the X Factor became The Cheryl Show. Tulisa was only any good during her first year on it, then it was like she couldn't be arsed.

I'd switch off again if either came back.

Too late

The Fake Sheikh has ruined her

Nicole always acts as if she is drunk. With Sharon, she must be so false, because when she was first on the show she used to call people all kinds of horrible things in the auditions but now she acts all charming and lovely towards people however bad they are. She looks completely different as well.

What happened between Cheryl and Tulisa in the 2014 final? I missed that one.

I hate it when she keeps say Jamazing to Matt. And she still says it even after she first said it four years ago when she was mentor to Jahmene Douglas

She isn't saying 'Jamazing' its 'Schmazing' because her name is 'Scherzinger', though I think she did occasionally say 'Jamazing' to Jehmene.

They basically refused to acknowledge each other's presence.

Tulisa hasn't had any musical success since she was last on the XF. At least Cheryl kept churning out the number ones, but she'll be a new mum next year and I doubt she'll be committing to the XF.

Rita Ora would be great. Maybe they could persuade one of the 1d boys.

mmm Frankie coke nose say no more

Cheryl never really worked as a judge in my opinion, I can't really explain why. I think Natasha Bedingfield would be a much better option, she's also a better singer. Regarding Tulisa, I haven't watched a full series with her as a judge so don't have much of an opinion of her. As for Louis, I'd like to eventually see James Blunt or Robbie Williams replace him. And to anyone calling for Dannii Minogue to return, she's definitely lost whatever 'spark' she might've had in her UK days as I learnt from watching last year's Australian series and I'm sure anyone else who also watched it would agree with me. I wish Australia had brought Mel back last year to replace her!

There is no chance of bringing a new judging name never been before, they have so many names that have judged that it will be one from them should anyone need replaced

Natasha bedingfield is not a big enough name for the viewing public

Get rid of Louis and Sharon replace them with Danni and Cheryl

How many Americans would have known who Simon Cowell was before being an American Idol judge? Mind you they only reached a maximum of just 40 million viewers.

I fully agree with this

Quite funny how a panel that worked very well while Gary was on it can be so annoying with Simon replacing Gary :/
I keep believing that the reason people liked so much Nicole at first was because of her interaction and banter with Gary.
Gary was the best judge that's ever been on the XF, but Cowell would rather die than admit it.

Tulisa was good but please don't inflict Cheryl on us again.

I honestly can't see Dannii coming back after the media coverage regarding the Simon Cowell biography that was released. She certainly wouldn't return if Sharon was still there.

Tulisa seemed better able to handle the groups than the girls category as she looked bored out her mind in 2012 and gave them pretty poor song choices.

The only way Cheryl would return is if they got rid of Louis again.

That's a bit strange, I thought they were on good terms. Tulisa has been nice about Cheryl in the press and when Tulisa got the job in 2011 Cheryl sent her flowers. Wonder what happened between them.

Replace Louis with Ken, that would work.

Natasha Bedingfield would be a good one. I thought Billie Piper maybe but she's probably better for BGT. Maybe Natasha and Jade from Little Mix. Have to keep Louis.

I think Perrie from LM would be a good judge. After 13 seasons it's time to bring a former winner on the panel even when you got people who had success after the show.