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Fears dance dude Tony Adams could WIN Strictly Come Dancing as 100,000 Arsenal fans push his title claim – despite the savage comments, low scores and WEEKS spent at the bottom of the standings
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His moves have sparked savage comments from the Strictly Come Dancing juries, along with some very low marks.
But despite Tony Adams being at the bottom of the standings most weeks, he gets more votes from the public than any other entrant, causing panic among BBC bosses that he could win the dance competition.
And today, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the secret behind the former footballer’s success – a 100,000-strong Arsenal fan forum that instructs its members to use their three votes each week to keep him in the game.
The group, called She Wore A Yellow Ribbon – The Arsenal, has run a campaign on their social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter.
They say Adams, 56, could easily beat last year’s winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice, who took 55,000 votes and triumphed over gay couple John Waite and Johannes Radebe.
But despite being at the bottom of the standings most weeks, Tony Adams gets more votes from the public than any other contestant, sparking panic among BBC bosses that he could win the dance competition.
And today, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the secret behind the former footballer’s success – a 100,000-strong Arsenal fan forum that instructs its members to use their three votes each week to keep him in the game.
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The group is named after a song that became popular with fans between 1978 and 1980 when Arsenal wore yellow in three consecutive FA Cup finals and won one.
A Crusade organizer calling himself Our Captain Needs You told the MoS: “Tony is our captain and our idol, and he needs us now, so we ask all our members to download their votes and use all three.” to take him to the final and win. Normally we don’t do shows like Strictly, but we want Tony to win.’ The group has figured that if Adams gets the support of just a third of their supporters, the former England captain will pick up the glitter ball.
On Facebook, the organizers write that the scores of the judges are added to the votes of the viewers. It means that even if a dancer gets low marks in the studio, there are enough audience votes to keep him in.
The campaign will cause some concern among BBC bosses. They fear that Adams will put them in a different situation, like when Ann Widdecombe and John Sergeant stayed in the competition because the audience adored them, even though their dance got little applause from the judges.
The campaign will cause some concern among BBC bosses. They fear that Adams will put them in a different situation, such as when Ann Widdecombe and John Sergeant stayed in the competition because the audience adored them, even though their dance received little applause from the judges.
Last Saturday, Adams and his professional partner Katya Jones were criticized by the judges, most notably Craig Revel Horwood, for their dance to the grandstand’s themed tune to celebrate 100 years of the BBC. They only scored 17 out of 40, but escaped the dance-off. Last night, before the Halloween episode, the former England defender and Mrs. Jones danced the quickstep to The Devil Went Down To Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band.
Amazingly, Adams and his partner scored 31 points – their highest score to date.
Judge Anton du Beke described Adams as ‘unrecognizable’ from previous weeks – so maybe that Arsenal army isn’t necessary after all.