Originally Posted by fairy_:
“to be honest i think at this point if simon did play down, say, leon, it would just give him the whole "sympathy vote" thing - theres not a huge amount simon cowell can do now the judges vote is gone”
Personally I feel that it's Niki's time to go. By giving Leon the boost of an opportunity going to sing on stage with Michael Buble, it points me in the direction of believing that Simon would prefer Leon in the Final in preference to Niki. I've no doubt the VT will be shown on Saturday night of Michael and Leon singing together at Wembley.
Each judge may well be given a category but in reality it is Simon who pulls the strings.
It would make for a credible Final to have Rhydian, Leon and Same Difference competing against each other and a very interesting show also as they are such diverse performers.