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I think they definitely could have found a lane for Matt. They found one for James Arthur who also had the "made the song your own" thing going on with him on X Factor, and that "coolness" about him. You've got people like James Blunt and James Morrison who are probably not a million miles away from Matt (at least in terms of genre). They've got some of that rock thing going on. Rebecca did have some initial success, but I do wonder if they could have done more. Kevin Simm is a trickier one, because I couldn't think of someone to compare him with.

Yeah, I felt with his first album they were going for something that was a mix of MIKA and Scissor Sisters, and it was completely unsuitable. I know X Factor had the conveyor belt thing going on which wasn't helpful for the acts, although quite a few acts were able to sustain a career so it's doable.

I think it's a mix. He's not on social media himself so he's probably not taking in all the comments from 1D fans blaming him for the boys developing an eating disorder or whatever. Broadly it makes sense but I think he didn't put it across in the best way. That said, 1D fans get wound up if he as much as opens his mouth so he might as well just do his own thing.

Matt Cardle feels like a wasted opportunity. Given how much popularity he endured on X Factor, with the right kind of track he could have really made an impact. At least with Joe McElderry they rectified things somewhat with his second album, playing to his strengths a lot more. One True Voice are an interesting one. Boybands were very much in at that time and the UK didn't really have a band like them.

James Morrison is one that came to mind. As for Diana Vickers, her initial success fizzled out. Maybe her singing style lost its novelty or something.

Say Something had already had its chart peak which is probably why. I like Rise Up and I'd have liked it to catch on but it wasn't to be.

Probably a mix? I think back then this happened by luck - we saw "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls make the top 10 off the back of one cover on X Factor, and "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman did the same off the back of one BGT performance. The 2014 series of X Factor saw "Say Something" being used quite a bit (or so it felt) but it didn't have a direct impact on the charts.

Olly Murs!

First time that England have made the semi finals of the Euros during a Labour leadership since 1968.

So England are facing the Netherlands in a major tournament for the first time since Euro 1996.

How did we fluke that penalty shootout?

Amazing!

Pickford played that well.

Oh Jesus. I hope they can at least make the right choices.

How did he manage that!?

Three changes at once? He can't be accused of not being reactive at least.

Real missed opportunity there.

Southgate is either very confident or doesn't believe in change for changes sake. A very risky approach though I think. Surely there's people within the wider England team who have raised the issues.

I'm looking forward to them doing things that simply make people's lives easier and safer.

Commentator not happy with that one! How do they tell if someone's faking or not?

I'm not confident. I feel Southgate won't make the changes he needs to. However, if we make the semi finals, it'll be the first time we've done that in the Euros during a Labour leadership possibly ever.

Gayle?

Who do you feel falls under this? Someone who you think is a great singer, either in terms of power or their ability to convey emotion through their voice, but didn't write/release songs that showcased them to the best of their material.

It does feel like the first bit of optimism in the country for a very long time. I don't expect anything to be perfect, but I don't believe they'll be any worse.

He's done that already. Sunak has resigned, he may as well look forward now.