Looks like George Galloway

I see the bookies odds have improved considerably for UUP Basil McCrea in Lagan Valley, 3/1 from 20/1
That will keep wee Jeff awake, who knows he may dig out a flat cap for a punt himself

Its a bit strange to say, but I think that a loss for David Trimble might do the UUP some good in the long run.

It would certainly be the end of the Trimble leadership and allow the UUP to rebuild and start afresh.

That could be the thinking of a lot of UUP voters in Upper Bann

It looks like someone very close to the wealthy Basil has put on about £5000 to bring his odds in.

But the bookies will not take bets on JD. Why, do you think?

tiny, I think many might agree - the problem in the UUP is that there are no obvious successors.

Is Jeoffrey seriously close to loosing his seat?? and why does his height always have to come into it.

I would like to see Trimble loose his seat but he states that it isnt going to happen and that the UUP are likely to make some gains in this election.

Is he right???

Trimble is not right, no. He should have departed a long time ago, everybody knows it. He has now driven the party into the ground.

It is not all his fault that he is in this position, he was clearly hung out to dry by the British government as was let down time and time again by Sinn Fein. His political gamble with the good friday agreement did not work out, unfortunately.

This now means the DUP are going to enjoy sucess like they could never have imagined and the sad thing about it is that they do not deserve it one little bit. They have done nothing. They are an election machine, a party of protest, that is all. The UUP did all the work, took all the risk and have lost. The DUP sat back, did nothing but abuse the UUP and have come up trumps.

Of course the situation was made worse by the hugh rift Trimble created within the UUP. With another leader with more people skills things might have turned out differently.

I think the only obvious successor to Trimble is Sir Reg, however I don't believe he actually wants the job...

Mr. Donaldson is such a hot favourite the bookies aren't taking any odds on him. Basil's 3:1 is a cruel attempt by Eastwood's to lure the gullible and delusionist tendency into wasting their money!

As for Trimble, he's gone this Thursday, so that should be cause for celebration. Beano is right that there is no obvious successor, and I fear Burnside will lose in South Antrim, so there's a mightly challenge coming the way of any residual intelligence at Cunningham House.

"Mr. Donaldson is such a hot favourite the bookies aren't taking any odds on him. Basil's 3:1 is a cruel attempt by Eastwood's to lure the gullible and delusionist tendency into wasting their money!"

No David 20/1 was the bookies cruel attempt to lure the gullible and delusional into wasting their money. given the odds have shortened looks like it worked!

"As for Trimble, he's gone this Thursday"

I seem to remember the same missplaced confidence last time David

If after Thursday Sylvia Hermon is the only UUP MP left could she get the leadership by default?

"We have beaten him on the ground every day for the last four years. We believe we are four figures ahead".

This was Quote of the Day in Daily Ireland today, which mentioned Slugger as the source.

Good to know they keep an eye on us at Teach Basil! :o)

Tiny,

We'll see this Thursday who calls it right in Upper Bann. Any thoughts on why Simpson is odds-on and the charming Trimble not? A DUP plot or lots of people with more money than sense? Or maybe a glimpse into what awaits when the polling booths close.....???

I would like to see Trimble loose his seat but he states that it isnt going to happen and that the UUP are likely to make some gains in this election.

Is he right???

Who says the drugs don't work?

thank god we live in ballymena, no cause for concern here over who to vote for, its big ian again time,with another big majority over some unknown the press calls mccune,the only thing that amazes the dup electors in north antrim, is the continual success of the uup leadership in finding unknown uup failures to carry the uup name in election after election, in north antrim, to be exterminated by big ian, again and again, talk about deja vu, all over again.

where is the uup in ballymena, i live in the town centre i have not seen any of their candidates at my door or on the streets.the same applies to the pup. alliance and the sdlp, it will be another walk over for dr Paisley and the Dup in both Westminster and Council polls here, if the opposition to the Dup challenge in the rest of N.Ireland is so weak and non existent as in this electoral area, the Dup are up for some very positively stunning results again exterminating their detractors at will, at the ballot box. its well done again big man you are a born survivor.................

Will the last person leaving Ballymena on Monday night close the gates and turn out the lights for it will have returned to the dark ages if the DUP increase their vote.

The voters should remember the ELO, the chidren's swings locked on Sundays, the bigotry and sectarianism, the sanctimonious attitude of the party that cost Ballymena its hospital - need one say more.

Anyone who saw Trimble against Dodds et al last night could see he knows he has lost Upper Bann.

The man hadn't a care in the world, as if he wasn't even running for election. I've never seen a more resigned figure.

Is this the same dup who push their leaflets through the door rather than talk to the voters?
BTW were is paisley havnt seen him in ballymena at all!

Is this the same dup who push their leaflets through the door rather than talk to the voters?

That's actually true in a lot of areas - why is that, anyone?

Please don't "shout" dup2winagainandagain.

It's the button beside "a". Please use it.

Foolish. I have asked nicely a couple of times.