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2018 Rose of Tralee thread.

Itssoeasy

I'm surprised the usual people haven't started a thread already. (If they have delete/merge threads please mods)

Anyway the usual hilarity and cringeworthy carry on will probably happen. There are 32 entries and what do people think the number of nurses/teachers there will be this year ? I'll go with 14 in total.

I'm sure we will have waltzing Matilda played for the Australian roses and another stereotypical American song for the roses from America. I've no idea which roses got in or all that.

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Laphroaig52

PHG wrote: »

The Waterford one the inly one without a circle thing on top of sache. It's her

Why couldn't the winner wear the circle thing?

If that's true, the tears and 'overwhelmed' bit was all a bullsh!t.
Feck.

Anyway....Celine Byrne singing at the end was an unwelcome departure.

mystic86

PHG wrote: »

The Waterford one the inly one without a circle thing on top of sache. It's her

That is an odd one, surely the roses would have noticed that backstage when putting them on before coming out on to the stage?!

BorneTobyWilde

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

How do you figure that?

Market is effected only by people gambling, one person putting a decent bet on and the market is on it establishing the favourite. So it's very corrupt, I mean how would Paddy Power know who the hell is going to win the Rose Of Tralee, but they do, every year.

amber69

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Market is effected only by people gambling, one person putting a decent bet on and the market is on it establishing the favourite. So it's very corrupt, I mean how would Paddy Power know who the hell is going to win the Rose Of Tralee, but they do, every year.

She was 14 to 1 I think before the festival

jimbobaloobob

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Market is effected only by people gambling, one person putting a decent bet on and the market is on it establishing the favourite. So it's very corrupt, I mean how would Paddy Power know who the hell is going to win the Rose Of Tralee, but they do, every year.

I understand the market, I just don't know about your theory that the judging decision was made last night. I'm sure independent ajudicators ensure transparency. It would be an injustice towards those appearing tonight

davyboy1975

Last night and tonight is just for television, the decision is made a few days before when the girls meet the judges and stuf. its a week long thing tonight has nothing to do with the judging

Strazdas

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I understand the market, I just don't know about your theory that the judging decision was made last night. I'm sure independent ajudicators ensure transparency. It would be an injustice towards those appearing tonight

Should be remembered that the contestants have been judged for around a week now. There was a semi final thing at the weekend where others were eliminated.

Laphroaig52

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I understand the market, I just don't know about your theory that the judging decision was made last night. I'm sure independent ajudicators ensure transparency. It would be an injustice towards those appearing tonight

I doubt that they are subject to independent adjudication or auditing in the way that National Lottery is. It's not a licensed game or raffle.

The bookies are free to take bets or not but there is no obligation on the RoT management to display any transparency about how the winner is picked.....and they don't.

honeybear

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

Bookies got it right again

PAddy Power left it (very) late. I was following it and Waterford only went fav just before betting suspended. I’d love to know was there any significant bets placed at that time...mmm. Also, poster on this thread spotted WATERFORD Rose was missing something on her sash and called her as the winner before announcement! I feel like ringing Joe Duffy!

honeybear

mystic86 wrote: »

That is an odd one, surely the roses would have noticed that backstage when putting them on before coming out on to the stage?!

Maybe they needed to put on the winning sash

jimbobaloobob

honeybear wrote: »

PAddy Power left it (very) late. I was following it and Waterford only went fav just before betting suspended. I’d love to know was there any significant bets placed at that time...mmm. Also, poster on this thread spotted WATERFORD Rose was missing something on her sash and called her as the winner before announcement! I feel like ringing Joe Duffy!

What was she missing? Is there any pics of it

Wildsurfer

LennieB wrote: »

Ah great, wanted her to win as thought she stood out last night but didn’t think judges would pick her.

You thought the judges were racist?

Icsics

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

What was she missing? Is there any pics of it

She was missing the pin/badge that held on the sash

BorneTobyWilde

honeybear wrote: »

PAddy Power left it (very) late. I was following it and Waterford only went fav just before betting suspended. I’d love to know was there any significant bets placed at that time...mmm. Also, poster on this thread spotted WATERFORD Rose was missing something on her sash and called her as the winner before announcement! I feel like ringing Joe Duffy!

I can imaging once the winner was decided every Tom Dick and Harry who was in the know went onto Paddy Power and other betting sites placing bets, sure you would , so would I .
Insider info is great, but it just shows how twisted it all is /

Hitchens

could they not find a girl from Waterford to represent the county? ... just asking for a friend

greenspurs

Well done to the Waaaterford rose, from Kilkenny

The Cork rose was my favourite tho, A beautiful girl, and that accent

honeybear

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I can imaging once the winner was decided every Tom Dick and Harry who was in the know went onto Paddy Power and other betting sites placing bets, sure you would , so would I .
Insider info is great, but it just shows how twisted it all is /

If you revisit my posts at the time, Waterford wasn’t in the top 4 till just at the suspension of betting. I didn’t bet but if I did, I would be a bit peeved. It would be like betting on a horse AFTER the race ended!

Strazdas

A good winner overall. Kirsten seems to have a nice personality and is very pretty.