Former X Factor finalists, Eton Road have hit out at their mentor from the show, Louis Walsh.

Louis very publicly announced during the show last year that he was going to get these boys a record deal, but as yet this deal has not materialised.

“We’ve been left high and dry because Louis didn’t keep his word,” band member James Edwards told the Daily Star. “We’re very upset. It gives false hope to people on the show.”

He added: “Millions of people heard Louis say he’d get us a record deal and nothing has happened. It’s very embarrassing as everyone’s asking if we’re now signed – and we’re not. I’d hate for anyone on this year’s show to be told they’ll get a record deal and then spend months hanging around with false hopes. It’s soul destroying.”

I just discovered a clip on Youtube of X Factor finalists, Eton Road playing at the West Belfast festival in Dunville Park.

This is literally a fifteen minute drive from my house, if I’d known the boys were playing I definitely would have went along.

In saying that, no-one can do that do Relight My Fire like Take That. The Eton Road boys could have picked a better song!

I came across this clip today on Youtube, and I must say the Eton Road boys still put on a good show. A few of their harmonies are a bit iffy, but who sings live these days anyway?

I couldn’t help wonder though, while watching them in this tiny restaurant, it was hardly the stadium tours that Louis Walsh as good as promised on last years X Factor show.

He was sure that Eton Road would be the next BIG thing, and even promised them a lucrative record deal……I haven’t heard their album yet, in fact there isn’t one. Could Louis have been talking S***E again?

Well all you Eton Road fans, Brad got this through his Myspace profile a few nights ago. We thought you might be interested.

Hi
Eton Road at Theatre Night Club in Halifax on 3rd April, so how many of you fans are going to be going. I can’t wait. I’ve heard that the Nightclub will be open selling tickets on Saturday so that if you can’t get them over the web cause you’ve not got a credit card or whatever then you can just go in and buy them between 1pm and 4pm. COme on guys, we want the place to be packed out for them! And this could be the last chance you get to meet them before they’re playing big arenas!!!!

Check www.ticketsuk.net too.

Please pass this onto as many Eton Road fans as you can, lets pack out the place!!!

All you Eton Road fans out there may want to catch the boat, train or plane to Dublin this weekend and catch a personal appearance by the boys in Dublin’s gay club, Glitz.

GCN reports:

Their six track p.a. at Glitz will include songs performed on X Factor such as “Does Your Mother Know?” and “Don’t Feel Like Dancing” – which saw them gain a particarly gay following and emerge as one of the most unique and popular boybands in ages.

Eden Rd, Tuesday April 10 at Glitz @ Break For The Border, Lower Stephen’s St, Dublin 2, 11pm to 2.30am, www.glitzdublin.com

The People reported yesterday that Eton Road’s Anthony Hannah is very disappointed by the lack of progress since the end of their time on The X Factor.

A fellow diner in an Italian restaurant over heard Anthony complaining and reported this:

“He was complaining that on national television his band had been promised the earth – a record deal and management – but to date nothing had transpired.

“He was moaning about how all they seemed to be doing was night club PAs and corporate gigs.”

Anthony – That will teach you to trust Louis Walsh!

I can’t believe how devastated I am that Ben was kicked off last night. Admittedly, I don’t feel it was his best performances – but he was still 3000 times better than the gurning Scouser. (Is Ray lining up toothpaste sponsorship? Or perhaps tissue sponsorship after his murdering of You’ll Never Walk Alone.. I’m not surprised he cried, I was too.. nothing to do with any ‘emotion’ he showed in the song, more that a travesty was being perpetrated in front of my eyes)

I’ve linked to a couple of my favourite Ben tracks here: See Ben Singing One More Time

Perhaps its time for the hordes of tone deaf teenage voters to be removed from the equation? Or at least for their faddish effects to be toned down. Its time that the ‘judges’ were just that – impartial judges, with no tie to the mentoring process (from what I’ve seen, I doubt they actually do that much mentoring to begin with). Their comments SHOULD count for something – perhaps something similar to Strictly Come Dancing, where the judges votes count for half of the final vote – hopefully that would have prevented the ridiculous situation of the MacDonald Brothers being in so long – or for Ray being through to the final two.

Leona sang her heart out last night – probably the best I’ve ever seen her sing, and Simon Cowell must be rubbing his hands in glee at the thought of her being his million pound contract winner. Sharon must be bewildered and amazed that her star talent has gone out (although hopefully this could be a good thing, especially if the rumoured interest from EMI pays out, and Ben doesn’t now have to suffer a year’s ‘management’ from Simon, whose track record with X Factor winners isn’t really that great). I’ve still got my fingers crossed from two weeks ago, when Louis promised he’d get the Eton Road boys a record contract.. and I still maintain that the finallists (if Simon hadn’t done a shock two act eviction) should have been Ben, Leona and Eton Road.. At least I got one of the finallists right (makes a change)

I can’t begin to imagine just how smug Mr Cowell will be feeling this morning – guaranteed a winner, with both of his ‘rival mentors’ left high and dry – lets hope that something with integrity can be dragged out of this whole sorry affair, and that Leona emerges as a true winner.

I don’t know how many of you will have seen this clip, but its definitely worth a look for all you Anthony fans out there.

The clip shows Anthony Hannah, of Eton Road, on Top Of The Pops Saturday singing ‘Spirit In The Sky’ with Gareth Gates (before he lost his record deal).

He looks a bit different, but just as quirky!

Coleen McLoughlin has revealed that when she was younger she used to babysit Eton Road member, Anthony Hannah.

Coleen, 20, lived in the same area of Liverpool as Anthony, 17, and she told Closer: “He was tiny and his nan would say to me ‘Look after our Anthony now!’.�

Fellow band member David Heath has revealed that Coleen was the girl every boy wanted to date in their area, saying:

“Coleen was the girl everyone wanted to go out with. There were rumours she was seeing a footballer, then one day I opened a paper and there she was. Now she’s this icon!�

After being sent home from the X Factor competition on Saturday night things are on the up for the Eton Road boys.

Not only has mentor Louis Walsh promised to manage them and get the a recording contract after the X Factor tour, but he has also offered the boys the chance to support Westlife at one of their upcoming concerts.

Eton Road said: “We only found out today so we’re all really shocked but we cannot wait.”