hahaha

jezza

irealnd didnt get through the semi finals!!

Repli

hhahahaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaaha

Piste

Ah dammit! No planning on who not to vote for next year!

rymus

I guess that's what happens when you send a god awful song sung by a god awful pair to compete. You get slapped about and told to go home. I'm delighted.

Stephen

Norway got through!

ROCK ON!!

Wertz

Hate to say "I told you so"...
Not right laughing about it, but that song sucked hugely.
On the other hand I'm glad after listening to all the f***ing BS from the daytime radio shows...at least now I only have to listen to the track for a few weeks when the saddos out there go out and buy it out of patriotic sympathy...

jezza

rymus wrote:

I guess that's what happens when you send a god awful song sung by a god awful pair to compete. You get slapped about and told to go home. I'm delighted.

so am i was so happy..
idiots.
Bet there ragin!! ha at least chris doran got there!
and linda martin was right!!
Hahahahahahahahaha.
westmeath bastids

Draupnir

that was a load of ****e, the song wasnt half as bad as some of the muck that got through. i doubt we will ever do well again considering this block voting ****e.

whiskeyman

no surprises really.
The Irish entry was no where near whats required to be big in Eurovision.
I can see a whole question mark being put on RTEs hopeless efforts in getting Eurovision entries over the past couple of years. Some people are going to take this way too seriously.
I honestly feel a bit sorry for the two kids - many people built them up so high, and now their hopes are dashed... and they are almost a laughing stock.
I know Greece is favourite, but Moldova was cool! A granny beating a drum... now thats originality!!
What did we have? A small Riverdance stint in the middle?!?! FFS!!! That's sooooooo 10 years ago!!!!
Nul point!

Sparky

A HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. OWWWWWWWWWWWW, my mouth hurts.

Well its the hahaha topic so lets do the hahaha.

jezza

whiskeyman wrote:

no surprises really.
The Irish entry was no where near whats required to be big in Eurovision.
I can see a whole question mark being put on RTEs hopeless efforts in getting Eurovision entries over the past couple of years. Some people are going to take this way too seriously.
I honestly feel a bit sorry for the two kids - many people built them up so high, and now their hopes are dashed... and they are almost a laughing stock.
I know Greece is favourite, but Moldova was cool! A granny beating a drum... now thats originality!!
What did we have? A small Riverdance stint in the middle?!?! FFS!!! That's sooooooo 10 years ago!!!!
Nul point!

yeah.. i thin they should get rid of ur a star.. like sure, if they wanna make money have it, but not as eurovision entries, its just no good, its soo boring, only worht while for the 1st year..

PurpleFistMixer

I gather the impression that we don't WANT to win the Eurovision.

Which is a perfectly natural thing.

John Player

marty whelan is such a ****ing gob****e - rte really needs some fresh blood

Ray777

Out of the songs I saw, I have to say that the Irish one was far from the worst and was undoubtedly better than some of the shit that got through. Unless they get rid of this semi-final crap, Ireland will never qualify again. And would that be such a bad thing?

Failing to qualify for the Eurovision is embarrassing... It's nowhere near as embarrassing as winning the thing though :cool:

Dimitri

finally i can switch on my radio again oh what happened to songs like rock and roll kids?

Stephen

Death to you're a star!!

Wertz

If this whole sorry debacle rids our screens of the horrible "You're a star" for once and for all, then I think we oew those two a debt of gratitude.

Still think the ukraine song is class

jezza

Dimitri wrote:

finally i can switch on my radio again oh what happened to songs like rock and roll kids?

it flew uot along with the dodo

rymus

jezza wrote:

linda martin was right!!

If you ask me.. thats the one really scary thing... Linda Martin was RIGHT!

I want to see her on national TV tomorrow demanding a full written apology for anyone that doubted her. Retractions in newspapers, skywriting, billboards... In fact, I think I'll make a "Linda Martin was right" banner and put it in the back of my car!

Poz3D

Geez, where did all these flamers suddenly come from? I think Donna & Joe were a great act. Sure their song mightn't be everyone's favourite, but you think you'd be slightly patriotic for your own country in a European song contest. The amount of mocking that you're doing is unbelieveable!

Stephen

Patriotic? Eurovision?

lol

*adele*

Ah crap,well no real surprises!

alleepally

rymus wrote:

If you ask me.. thats the one really scary thing... Linda Martin was RIGHT!

I want to see her on national TV tomorrow demanding a full written apology for anyone that doubted her. Retractions in newspapers, skywriting, billboards... In fact, I think I'll make a "Linda Martin was right" banner and put it in the back of my car!

Speaking of Linda Martin, did anyone see her on the front of the RTE Guide with her legs spread apart a-la Britney Spears at her sluttiest best. Didn't suit Linda though, she should keep her legs together imho.

jezza

Poz3D wrote:

Geez, where did all these flamers suddenly come from? I think Donna & Joe were a great act. Sure their song mightn't be everyone's favourite, but you think you'd be slightly patriotic for your own country in a European song contest. The amount of mocking that you're doing is unbelieveable!

sure its not our fault they cant sing

Dimitri

Poz3D wrote:

Geez, where did all these flamers suddenly come from? I think Donna & Joe were a great act. Sure their song mightn't be everyone's favourite, but you think you'd be slightly patriotic for your own country in a European song contest. The amount of mocking that you're doing is unbelieveable!

imo it was a dreadfull song, if patriotism is what is being called for than we simply should not have entered and save ourselves the embarrasment of not being able to put forward a talented act-imho

Poz3D

jezza wrote:

sure its not our fault they cant sing

Where did you get that from? Did you not hear any of their performances before? They're not bad singers at all. They're quite good

Larianne

John Player wrote:

marty whelan is such a ****ing gob****e - rte really needs some fresh blood

Leave Marty alone! Marty's cool, well maybe not cool but...leave him alone.

Poor kids. They just didn't have any stage presence and the song was crap. There were also a few eastern european countries that got through who were worse!! And once again, ISRAEL?? Hello, it ain't in Europe!! And I don't care if their in it coz it's something to do with their broadcasting associaton or something? What's the story with that?

jezza

Poz3D wrote:

Where did you get that from? Did you not hear any of their performances before? They're not bad singers at all. They're quite good

eh sure....what ever floats your boat i suppose.
but they cant sing, or talk in standerd english ither come to think of it..
westmeath pfft whattid ya expect??

alleepally

Poz3D wrote:

Where did you get that from? Did you not hear any of their performances before? They're not bad singers at all. They're quite good

There was AT LEAST 10 or 11 acts tonight where the singers sang out of key during the beginning of their songs. In fairness to Donna and Joe, I think they were as good as any other act there tonight and it's a shame they didn't get further. I would also question the telephone voting system. How on earth could all the votes from around Europe be collated and tallied and put into envelopes on stage in 10 minutes?

Sangre

Jesus, could they have picked two uglier pikies to represent us?

Stephen

Eh... one would think that the tallying of the votes is done electronically. Thus it should only take seconds. How long does it then take to put a few cards into some envelopes?

Healio

The song wasnt too bad, it was a good act too, but that red-headed little yoke looked like he was lost he was wreckin it for your one.

whiskeyman

Poz3D wrote:

Geez, where did all these flamers suddenly come from? I think Donna & Joe were a great act. Sure their song mightn't be everyone's favourite, but you think you'd be slightly patriotic for your own country in a European song contest. The amount of mocking that you're doing is unbelieveable!

A great act? hmm... well, not a great performance it seems.
Did you honestly think it could do well?
I knew straight away it was doomed..... I've nothing against the two. They've done their best, but the song and performance wasnt up to scratch.
(I actually thought some of their performances on Your A Star were excellent..... but just not for Eurovision).
I've said it before, but you gotta feel sorry for the two of them, but I feel more anger for everyone that built their hopes up.

Just after checking your location Poz£d...... Athlone!! :rolleyes:

alleepally

jezza wrote:

eh sure....what ever floats your boat i suppose.
but they cant sing, or talk in standerd english ither come to think of it..
westmeath pfft whattid ya expect??

Well at least they speak with an Irish accent, not like the majority of teens nowadays who are "soooo, like, whatever, talk to the hand".... They're the ones who don't speak "standard english"

Sparky

remember that band SIX, and when nadine was too young for the band, well rte had some excuse when they went to the previous girl and said she was in, like imagine saying your not who we need in the band and the voice is'nt what were looking for, and then a week later sayin hi we like you so we'll take you. Its all manufactured, mabye thats why we lost.
Now to think of it what happened to six.

Sparky

alleepally wrote:

Well at least they speak with an Irish accent, not like the majority of teens nowadays who are "soooo, like, whatever, talk to the hand".... They're the ones who don't speak "standard english"

yea they speak LA standard

alleepally

Stephen wrote:

Eh... one would think that the tallying of the votes is done electronically. Thus it should only take seconds. How long does it then take to put a few cards into some envelopes?

Well, considering the fiasco that results in phone/text voting here during you're a star. I just don't believe that all votes cast are actually counted. I don't think phone systems or text systems can handle a huge amount of votes in such a short amount of time. Only my opinion, I don't work in telecoms but I think a return to the jury system would be better.

rymus

ahh yes that must be it.. it's an eastern European conspiracy. Maybe they could do all that within ten minutes because they are organised? Just because we couldn't do it over here within ten hours doesn't mean it can't be done. I can almost picture the Irish alternative. Eircom setting up callcentres manned by tens of thousands of staff writing down the votes on post-it notes and sticking them to their foreheads. "Have we a count in yet Bridey?"

Ahh it's good to laugh at yourself every once in a blue moon.

Dimitri

a return to the jury system might be even worse, can you imagine an experienced critic voting for songs like the ones you're a star has entered?

Wertz

Sparky_S wrote:

Now to think of it what happened to six.

Something painful and prolonged hopefully*













* not really

marshmallow

one of the dancers lives down the road from me.. was more interested watching the dancing than listening to Joe's voice breaking..

funky penguin

I feel sorry for them. They can sing, but the song is terrible.


[RANT]Linda Martin is an eejit. So is Hazel whatsherwarren and the other feckin female judge.[/RANT]

jezza

whiskeyman wrote:

Just after checking your location Poz£d...... Athlone!! :rolleyes:

hmmm explains it.. westmeath thicks.

and i dont use tlk to the hand whoever said it!
that is like so totally not me *pout*

radiospan

Marty Whelan was terrible. Talk about being a sour loser.

The **** he was saying at the end, and I thought English commentators were bad.

alleepally

AH TO HELL WITH IT ALL.

THat's the last time I watch the Eurovision.

Wasn't like that in my day. WHERE are the Johnny Logans, the Dana's, the Eimear Quinn's and Charlie McGetting and all that lot.

There will be no cokes and tayto in my house this Saturday. I'm not going to watch in protest at the rigged voting system...

I'm off to bed.

DIsgusted with it all.



PS - I'll be onto Joe Duffy tomorrow, he'll sort it all out and make the monsters go away!

rymus

Dimitri wrote:

a return to the jury system might be even worse, can you imagine an experienced critic voting for songs like the ones you're a star has entered?

The suicide rate in the music critic industry would go through the roof....

Only Human

Some of the posts in here make me want to puke. I wonder what it feels like to represent their country knowing that you don't have the full support of your country and knowing that there are people watching back home thinking the same as some what's been said in this thread. They did their best and it's not their fault that their song was sh!t. They're fantastic singers.

Sparky

alleepally wrote:

PS - I'll be onto Joe Duffy tomorrow, he'll sort it all out and make the monsters go away!

You better
but im sure all the auld ones will beat you to it.

Lets wreak Joes head.

Stephen

Only Human wrote:

it's not their fault that their song was sh!t

I think that's the point, the song is a piece of sh1t.

Poz3D

jezza wrote:

hmmm explains it.. westmeath thicks.

Watch it mate! You can stop flaming Westmeath. Then again, I'm sure no mod will dare ban you because they love to see this bashing. God I love these boards :rolleyes:

jezza

Only Human wrote:

They're fantastic singers.

i dont reackon they can sing. there were far better singers on it.
as for the judhes? idiots