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begins Wednesday 21st 9pm BBC1

"By day I'm a business superstar and by night I'm a professional wrestler." With just one sentence the new series of The Apprentice re-establishes the show as the UK's televisual haven for wildly overconfident fans of business-speak.

"I would call myself the blonde assassin," quips one contestant. "I'm the reflection of perfection," promises another.

Somehow Lord Sugar manages to keep a straight face. But as he launched the eighth series of the BBC's search for the brightest and best business brains – or at least the person formidable enough to see off the other contestants – the grumpiest man on TV admitted that the years had softened him.

"I suppose as you get older, you learn not to get too excited about certain things. You get mellower, I suppose," he said.

Not that viewers would necessarily notice: "I don't want a friend," Sugar tells his Apprentice wannabes in the first episode. "If I was looking for a friend I'd get a dog."

The former Labour enterprise tsar was also on blistering form when it came to the nation's youth – who, he said, spend too much time waiting to become the next Mark Zuckerberg, and not enough making it happen with small sums and hard work every day.

"That's what we've lost. That's what we need to bring back. To dispel the kind of fast-buck culture out of the minds of youngsters and to try to instil in them again that you start a business like this."

The Apprentice last year changed its format, with Sugar now offering the winner of the show a £250,000 investment into their business, in return for equity, rather than a job. And Sugar said that would-be entrepreneurs should expect to find funding and backing for their projects rather than relying on banks to help with finance without offering any collateral.

"With the greatest respect to some of the people in government, on both sides, on government and on the opposition side, they should stop all this nonsense about bank bashing, banks are not helping people blah-blah-blah.

"Because no bank is going to give a bunch of wannabes like [the Apprentice contestants] a loan," Sugar said. "Take your own money and you go out and do it. It's as simple as that."

The Apprentice boss is joined on screen once more by Karren Brady and Nick Hewer, who spend much of the first episode flinching at the decibel level generated by the teams as they attempt to flog the public yet more items they have never desired.

The boardroom is again a frightening collage of astonishingly shiny suits and lipgloss; all shifty eyes and aggressively applied eye makeup as the contestants try to escape blame for tasks that include upcycling furniture and marketing English sparkling wine.

Last year's winner, Tom Pellereau, has perhaps set a tone for a nicer, less aggressive type of Apprentice winner, Sugar suggested at the launch – although, on the basis of the first episode of the new series, fans might be hard-pressed to notice that change on screen

Candidates here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2114317/The-Apprentice-2012-lineup-Candidates-include-wrestler-called-Ricky-Martin.html

Forgotten something?

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A

Sorry


Shall we do a little elimination competition each week, in hour of all time great compmaster sovietsong?

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T

Hello all. Very much looking forward to this!

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C

ffs cf beat me to the C this year.

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Cl

Mod edit: the contents of this post have been removed due the proper formalities not being observed.

There will be a 0 tolerance approach taken this year.

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C

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Hellooooo

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G

1,4,2,7,8,6,5,3

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T

I can never understand why people that have set their own companies up (usually claiming to be sucessful) would ever want to apply for the show.  The job would be what I'd earn in about 10 years probably but I just don't think I could work for SAS ( actually it's LAS now isn't it) or anyone else out of choice again.

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G

bottom left yum yum

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A

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Name: Laura Hogg

Age: 28

Job: Bridal shop owner

Lives: Glasgow

Interests: Winter sports.

About her: She once skated with Torvill and Dean.

She says: 'I am going to be one of Scotland's next big exports.'


Lets hope she goes a long way

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T

I'm trying to work out who the grower will be, there's always one that gets more attractive as the weeks go by.

Is it really a year since it was last on or has it come early?

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G

In for a competition.

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S.

Oh and yes, yes, yip, yeah, yes, yes, yeah and errrr fk it yes, why not? :)

Is there any bloke totty please Silo?

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Cl

Doubt it ;)

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G

apologies for my guess at best male totty

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Name: Nick Holzherr

Age: 25

Job: Technology entrepreneur

Lives: Birmingham

Interests: Squash, snowboarding and cooking.

About him: He earned money selling golf balls back to golfers aged nine

He says: 'I've got lots of ideas, I know how to whittle them down into ideas that will work and I've got what it takes to make them  happen.'

or

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Name: Tom Gearing

Age: 23

Job: Director of a fine wine investment company

Lives: London

Interests: Watching West Ham and going to gigs.

About him: He says he can be over-confident and does not like early mornings.

He says: 'I'm confident, charismatic and some people say I'm quite good-looking, so that adds to the bill.'
 

sigh.  silo was right.  maybe they'll be better when they're moving and stuff.  bit blurred and that.

If I was forced at knifepoint to choose a 'best two' wouldn't be tighty's picks - probs the first two on the left.

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Cl

lol :D

How far out is Tighty's Gaydar?

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G

see edit above.  just got to re-edit with my regards

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Cl

Mmmm, fair enough, although far left looks shifty to me.  I thought Tom would be a pick

OMG, I'm fired

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G

Tom looks like a poor man's Matt Goss.

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Cl

sigh, I was going to point out his good points, but I'll leave it.

Laura is nice :)

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SG

Cos I'm nice, I'll adopt SG instead of G from now on incase Gatso wants in on the Super Fun™

It's ok gatso will use the lower-case g

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Cl

Ah, my bad memory,

Happy times

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G

Is that Dubai top right?

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A

Can't wait, abso love apprentice!!!

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S

Need to see his feet to be sure

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n

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T

I looked at this today

I thought i'd do it at the weekend

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M 

FYP

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S

No idea how you managed to number that mess Tighty.

Amatay you never fail to disappoint me.

Ricky Martin to go 1st for numerous reasons;

Name
Wrestling
Face

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SH

got nothing to say but posting cos I wanna be J this year

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J

nope, changed my mind. I wanna be R otherwise my avatar and sig will be out of sync

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R

This is by far the best thing on TV by a mile.

It's just a shame that the BBC have so much other crap on, to even the balance out.

I'll be watching tonight's episode at some point this week I imagine, looking foward to it :D

How the hell can Silo Graham be G when his moniker begins with S?

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G2L

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R

I never watch the program but I'd never do anything like Aaron just has to totally disrespect this thread.

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M

errrr u cannot be M!

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G2L

lolz, this ^^^^ obv

regards M is regards M

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R

Sorry guys, skipped comments as I thought it might be a spoiler for tonight's episode!

Apologies.

Wiiiiii, the only reality tv show I like.

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L

Your input is appreciated but please follow the correct courtesies.

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C

Sigh, changed to please

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SG

I think that such rapid acquiescence to criticism has no place on this thread and will harm your chances in the boardroom Silo - where is your backbone?

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A

Hello silo - long time no see!

It was on later than usual last year due to the General Election.

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SW

You're right, screw the haters

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G


Hello

Is it only a year since the General Election ?

I think I live in a time warp

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G

I was concerned about this but was a bit unsure about what to do.

I guess seeing as some geezer called John has stolen my initial I can just take his.

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J

sigh, you've done it again. I've fixed your post to show how you should be fitting in with thread etiquette. you have to be small a, Andrew has taken the big A

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R

You now get an insight into why I don't like him. As annoying as Paul Torrisi from one of the earlier series of Apprentice and Paul got a slap for being disrespectful when we were younger too.

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S

I'm always confused. Does this mean the second from the left is the fourth fittest? Or does it mean the fourth from the left is the second fittest?

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A

They are in descending order of choice, so your second supposition (ie number 3 is only getting dust).

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A

The participants are number 1 to 8 from left to right as you view them

The lady in red is number 4, and she is my second favourite at this stage based on her CV, business potential and deportment, so she appears second in my list

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T

OK. They're a pretty rough bunch, but I'm going to go with

1,5,7,6,3,2,4,8

I think 3 is the dark horse, and could be a grower.

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AG

(sigh)

so we're pretty much agreed that we like 1 best. it's gonna suck if she gets fired first

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R

Are you rating em on shagability or on gonna win the show. Totally confused.

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S

3 is ugly ain't she

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S

I am rating them on which I would like to take a springtime riverside picnic with, making daisy chains whilst spreading chocolate Philadelphia on our Tuc biscuits.

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T

I can't bring myself to allocate an order.

They're all hounds.

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J

It'd be no to all IMO. Maaaybe the first one at a push.

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C

What do you think you are playing at?

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S

Lol sorry from the bottom of my heart

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¥

Almost had to quote the original thread...

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S

Not the only one. And he sure knows better

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¥

Sick need, to keep my eye on this... getting out of hand...

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S

Deffo this!

1,5,2,4,7,6,3,8

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S

Brady to win.

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Br

 ;yellowcard;

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J

I think you'll find I posted before you, so you are the small s this year my friend.

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S

Last year our obsesh with the etiquette made me lol. It still does. Are we all too easily pleased ?

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n

I'm in shock... This isn't an annual thing, you don't just become big S because you posted first "this year"

Get out of here whippersnapper was it not for me and a few other "elders" we wouldn't even be passing on our regards...

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S

Be in shock all you want, precedent was set by cf and claw earlier in the thread.

Can argue all you want to, but I won't stop posting and am way too stubborn to back down ;)

Just a pity none of the girls are good looking this year...

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S

Laura's nice

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G

Ffs, you know better than that

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R

re: sov vs sharples, I have to say I think Sharples is in the right here and should get the S

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R

Edit you're quote please

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G

You make me sick

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S

normally this would upset me but your defective etiquette has rendered the whole post meaningless

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R

So true, I could drop a c-bomb and we would remain friends providing I passed on my regards.

Kind regards

S

Are we all gonna be kind regarding, best regarding now ? In general terms, I'm against this surprising development

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n

not sure I'm a fan either. it'll lead to kisses and stuff

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R

xx

Each to there own.

Kind Regards & Best Wishes

S

1,8,6,2,4,5,3,7

6 has potential to usurp number 8. She's been absolutely done over by the seat draw. Whoever ended up looking down the barrel of the camera was gunna end up having a bit of a square jaw.

Number 1 might be the one though

Also reserving D before Dingdell or Delboy show up

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D

Actually, changed my mind. Yes to number 4.

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C

Number 8 is just awful Dan!

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AG

8 > 3, 5 or 7 by a mile. She looks kinda grumpy in that photo I'll give you that but I'll be vindicated when the show starts I'm sure.

No regards?

She's certainly better than3 and 7. Wonder how many pages this thread Will get to before the show even starts

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R

3 would've sent her regards.

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AG

I am unsure whether the most gorgeous one is 6 or 7 but the blonde standing up who is 6 or 7 will prove to be the most attractive when the video starts rolling. This is unquestionable

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n

fml knew it wouldn't take long for me to forget myself

My last posts sent its regards via the DeLorian

Reagrds

D

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D

just so I can join in and coz I don't wanna do the blokes, the correct order is quite clearly:

1, 5, 7, 6, 2, 4, 8, 3

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Cl

Yeah 5 is defo worth one. Good eye

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¥

not sure what planet tighty is from putting her 2nd last  ;dingdell;

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Cl

although on closer inspection number 5 appears to only have one leg, and a freakishly skinny one at that.  kinda irrelevant when you look a bit like that nicole sherzinger though.

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Cl

her one leg is pretty badly airbrushed

and please edit your last 2 posts

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R

Sorry R. Done.

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Cl

Good evening all.

Very much looking forward to tonights opener.

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C

Same here.

Can seasoned veterans point me in the right direction of humorous people to follow on Twitter please?

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S

@ChrisAddison

@GraceDent

@CaitlinMoran

@tighty

@DrMarbles

I'll remember more when it kicks in again

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T

@EmmaK67 is good for the apprentice


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T

Following all.

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S

You have to be f***ing kidding me - the "professional wrestler" is called Ricky Martin!

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S

Come on the Girls

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M

Does anybody actually want to win this?

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S

I have him in a Sweepstake FML :)

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rs

Telephone Box? £15 bears?

Business superstar?

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T

Why have the gormless girls in the zoo not split up??

*shakes head*

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S

Don't think I can put up with the accent on the small brunette for many weeks

fingernails on a blackboard

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T 

LOL at questioning Lord Sugar

gg Bulgarian chick

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S

Arrived late..

Some eeejit organised a poker tournament on the first night...

Power to fire pls

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T5

LIKE

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M

Bilyana would have stayed if she had shut up.

Thankfully though, my ears are saved.

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S

Biliyana shrewdly did her research on how often Lord Sugar responds to whiny begging in the boardroom.

Then ignored it.

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A

Half an hour of Bulgarian moaning on you've been fired now

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T

Think I'd much rather listen to Robert Williamson III commentate on Omaha.

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S

lol she dug her own grave there!!

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C

Miss Purple People Eater to go next week pls...

Never could stand a woman in drag.

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T5

Poor Billy, you were the best looking and my fav now you're gone.

With the Sharp, incred those girls walked round the zoo en masse - er , thickos

Couple of horrible accents amongst the women too, they can all leave soonest imo.

Probs just gonna be an 8 man bumfest in a few weeks time

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n

Yeah best looking IMO too.

There is a beautiful Bulgarian dealer in Ireland called Bilyana too. Not sure if I should put up her Facebook profile so won't.

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¥

I don't get the 1 thing - not keen at all. Assuming 7 is the one on the box, I would go 7, 5, 2, 4, 8, 1, 6, no - though, as has been said, there isn't really much to choose from.

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MT

Irish one FTW

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Fuk no's

Just watched it and, having now seen them moving and talking, I have to agree with myself that Gabrielle is the best-looking and also seems a potential winner. Albeit she was given a lot of airtime, she came out best from Week 1.

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MT

You were still back at 9.45, does this mean you didn't do so good? :)

In recognition of your noob status on this thread I have FYP on this occasion

However, If I were you I'd take this warning very seriously as the die-hards may not be so lenient at repeated disregard for basic thread etiquette.

Consider yourself yellow carded!

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T5

Piers Morgan ‏
Sssshhh. Keep it very quiet, but @Lord_Sugar officially becomes an old age pensioner tomorrow. #BusPassForShuggsy

In from tweet towers.. make sure to bombard the old goat with super-fun messages tomorrow

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T5

Had such high hopes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/the-apprentice/9090420/Apprentice-winner-Stella-English-to-sue-Lord-Sugar.html

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Thought you had to be there 2 years before you could go for unfair/constructive dismissal?

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¶

3 minute recap of episode 1.  

Last year some of these were very funny, bit of a weak episode 1 recap but hopefully they deliver like they did last year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00q9csm

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MC

^^^^^^^ Sighhhhh

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L

Haha, quality

Loved the Harry Hill Nutshell ones

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIJQPmRNRX8

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BVnc8uGfh0

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7cgudTZ3-s

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¶

^^^^^^^ Sighhhhh

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S

why are people whose names begin with M so disrepectful to the thread?

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R

The women all together were so annoying, especially Gracie's (from Take me out) Older and Ugly Sister, If they were working for me it would have been instant Pumpation
I think Lord Sugar would be better off getting the girls from Take me Out in (Lucy FTW)

FFS get a mod in here and ban these fools. I have never seen such rudeness.

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L

right, seriously, can mods start banning people please?

machka, mm, wpil, please edit your posts

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R

Tis done :D

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¶

Not a clue what you're talking about.

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MC

OMFG!!! It's gonna hit the fan now!!

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J

Thread etiquette (Trademark, blonde Poker 2011)

All posts should conclude with

Regards

and then an initial or initals to signify your forum name


Note: Repetition of initials used by another member is very much frowned upon (this is the sovietsong law, 2011, passed into statute pre the last series)



Thank you for your consideration

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T

I fully agree with these rules and anyone who ignores them should be fired.

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MC

Sug
Pump the Girls and get Lucy in
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W

Tighty looking unimpressed with the splash screen there.

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A

Why does Jenna keep putting on that funny voice?

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G2L

Needs more love!

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S

I think Laura is challenging her for the most annoying voice.

Jane and Duane the stars this week; but mainly Jane.

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MT

Just read the whole thread to see if the lower case T had gone yet.  Gladly I see it hasn't although I question my self worth for doing this.

This year's Apprentice?  Haven't bonded with anyone yet, hope their final ideas are better than last year's.  Judging by the creativity shown in the opening two weeks hopes are not high.

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t

Duane is pretty much the only one who appears to have any potential at this point.

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t

Given the amount of shoutiness in the female 'team' we could have an all male contest from week 6 onwards.

I'm allowing for 6 evictions, one murder and one arrest there.


Regards


D

Who the hell chooses these cock ends to make the show. Out of the thousands that apply surely they must be able to come up with a dozen decent candidates.

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¥

Good morning Lord Sugar

In my humble opinion the Girls Team are a shambles, who would want to buy a plastic shield and please someone get the "margins" right. I feel you have made a mistake in not pumping more than one applicant last night as I am not sure how much more I can take of that ladies voice. Please get Lucy in now

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W

The girl that went out last night looked like the Amy Winehouse sister that they family never talk about.

HTF she got on this show is beyond me.

Bobby!!!!!!!

Tho I agree with your point entirely. She was possibly more annoying than Jenna, which is saying a lot.

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L

twitter joke of the night

"I want to hear Jenna say the word KWAH so we can have a Jenna Say Kwah moment on the show"


Jenna's voice...fingernails on a blackboard

See little talent in the early stage in the girls team. The idea that people actually lie in a bath at the tap end?

Don't see much more in the boys team.


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T

Mixed teams next week.

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Sandy

Called it!!

Please ban Jenna from speaking.. EVER, or sack her next week, either works..

Come back Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs.. all is forgiven!!

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T5

tap cosy was a winner imo. got in the bath with the wife a few times and always draw the tap end.

regards

wait a minute, previous posts have been on the iphone. where is the Y with a line through it on a normal keyboard?

sorted use the s thing with a line through it

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Y

This week's low/highlights.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00qgyf9

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MC

LIKE

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M

You're already been warned once about your etiquette or lack of

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R

Pot, Kettle?

:-)

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MC

sigh, good point, stupid phone posted too early and I was too lazy to edit, hoping no-one would notice before I got back to a computer. feel free to borrow that excuse in future btw

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R

HTF did you lot miss this blatant disregard for the rules?!

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L

Erm I did point it out and secondly you are going to change that post as I have claimed "L"

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L

Read it again and that's debatable, but I take your point about the letter and have come up with a solution.

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x

Oops,

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P

Message deleted due to spammy nature and lack of protocol.

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C

such tilt when they say "lord sugar I started my own business from nothing bla bla bla"

who gives a fuck millions of people have started businesses from nothing GET SOMETHING NEW

Also when they brag about having a company that 'turns over' x million pounds.

I have an idea for a company, I'll give out a £10 note in exchange for a £5 note. 

I think I could have a turnover in the billions within a year.

I must be successful.

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MC

Time to claim the SF again.  Nothing much to add on the first two episodes.

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SF

Thoughts on the notion that You're Fired is better than the show itself?

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AG

Agree, but only since Chiles left and O'Briain took up the hosting duties.  Still the odd shocking guest on the panel but O'Briain comes across as such a genuine fan of the main programme, and is so damn quick, that he can pretty much carry the show himself.

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t

Who doesn't make a new snap judgment on the fired candidate as Dara introduces them based on what they are wearing?

However unlikeable the candidate is on the main show though I usually end up quite liking them on the You're Fired! show.

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MC

In the months between filimg and then You're fired (filmed 48 hours before transmission) each evictee gets media trained within an inch of their lives, paid for by the production company. Each evictee gets you're fired, a BBC breakfast and R5L appearance the next day

Dara O'B is such an expert he makes them look almost appealing, however ridiculous they are on the showRegards

T

 

Despite all the media training. I still thought Maria was thoroughly dislikable on you're fired this week.

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L

I really don't like you're fired in the early weeks. it doesn't appeal much until we start getting to know them but find it pretty good towards the end of the series

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R

Yh Maria is just one of those brash abrasive girls who just pisses everyone off.

Being good at business is, imo, about subtlety, tact and people skills. Too many people see Lord Sir Alan shouting around and think being a cock is the way to make money

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LD

Sir, your balla vegasdonkfish status does not gain you rule flouncing rights itt,

Kindly amend or delete post!!

Either works for me.

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T5

This is my most favourite TV programme but its been ruined for me by the standard of the contestants.

Why don't they have iphones or access to the internet for tasks?  its not like they are not used in the real world of business. 

I would also like to watch the apprentice in real time, they should adapt tv garbage like Big Brother and have the Apprentice broadcast 24/7 so we can see the real fights, and what they actually do without editing.

Regards,

JM86

Greetings LIVE from freezing cold NG Overlooking the River Trent.

Looks like things could get a bit saucy. Details below.

Condiments With Maria's firing having left the girls two down, Alan Sugar evens up the sides and then challenges the collective business brains to produce and sell their own flavours of condiments. One team decides on a Mediterranean-style ketchup, while the other opts for a chilli chutney - but when the time comes to show off their products to a high-end deli, a mistake with the recipe sees the latter team pitching to the bemused buyers without any samples.

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M



   

When we are down to 9 contestants, please put them all on to the LIVE TABLE AT Luton, on a Wednesday, nobody explains Omaha, TOP 3 through to final
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W

Really not drawn to any of the contestants this year - no one particularly stand-out or likeable.  A rather dull group really.  Probs give up on it mid-series if things don't hot up a bit.

I saw one of inventor Tom's curvy nail files in Sainsbury's today.  Nearly even bought one. <3 inventor Tom.

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Cl

Whats the point of doing the tasks if Sugg is just going to go 'you were the reason this task failed' but im going to go with my gut reaction and fire someone else.


Basically means he has already decided which people he thinks he wants, and which he doesnt. Might aswell save us all 2 months and just tell us now. ;grr;

P

for peed off

Meh, filler week for me.  Lord S popping off someone he was always going to fire at the first opportunity, the producers obviously over the moon with the boy Ricky Martin staying as he has plenty of potential to be loathsome.

Highlight was seeing Claude on You're Fired.  Lowlight was seeing Jenny Eclair on You're Fired.  Every year, every bloody year.....

Regards

t

Not enjoyed it as much as others years so far.

All 3 weeks the fired candidate didn't even fight.

Has been really dull this year so far - too many boring contestants. I had honestly never noticed Michael at all until towards the end of the task, and I've watched it every week. And he has those ears.

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A

Agree with this, we didn't see he was there until he cocked up that sale, then didn't see him again until the board room.    Thought the group in the firing line did the better job overall as a team, she had them working well imo.  Hopefully it'll get going soon.

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G

That Irish lady really annoys me.  Also have very little time for the Asian bloke or Ricky Martin. 

I kind of like the Scottish girl. 

its a really poor year, the contestants aare 2nd class at best and none are very memorable.  they lack a charisma. 

Regards,

JM86

I'm enjoying it, tasks are meaningful, tensions simmering, I'm sure the sparks will start to fly soon between the remaining peops.

Regards,

☻

Its just so frustrating, everybody who gets eliminated is basically just really stupid and are fired because of a lack of common sense.  Its never oh yeh you're both great and I'm sending the least great one home, so many ppl apply for the show, these aren't even good TV, they should be the cream of the crop.

Regards
p

I would think that they pick the worst of the best.  So get rid on the really switched on people, get rid of the people who put their suits on back to front and keep the characters.

It would be pretty boring TV to watch normal people being pretty good at stuff.

Just like X-Factor and BGT, I might watch the first 3 or 4 weeks to watch all those TV-car-crash moments but when they've settled on the talented people I lose total interest.  

Who wants to watch average people being fairly good at things? (OK, except the 10 million people who do each week).

Regards

MC

Had a bite to eat in the very building they used when they did that fast food task a couple of series ago yesterday

True story

Regards

G

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqyZIoXiys

Regards

t

That's pretty amazing.

I recently discovered that the loser's cafe isn't too far from where I work.  I might go and have a coffee there and talk to myself about where I've gone wrong generally.  Will try to get a photo.

Regards

Cl

Cl,

Try and go when they're filming and see if you can get on the show.

Katie ftw

Regards

C

In previous years I'd have been getting excited right about now thinking 'oooh apprentice tonight - can't wait'.  Now I'm more like 'oh yeah, apprentice on tonight, will watch it as i have nothing better to do'.  Wonder if it's just about run it's course now?

Regards

Cl

Threads gone the same way :(

Regards

¥

It'll pick up when we have someone to love and/or hate.  The contestants are pretty bland thus far IMO.

Regards

t

Jordan on you're fired could liven things up..........

Regards

AG

*cough*


Regards

Cl

Wrong team lost.

Why was the cost of the equipment not deducted from the winning team's profit?

100% agree that wrong team lost, and what also bugged me was t was the Virgin chain that stated they buy the licence for the potential of the family aspect - this wasn't even a selling point that the pitchers had mentioned!

Won on default, and by plucking figures out of the air!

Regards WF

Thought the right team won tbh. There workout looked great fun.

Katie ftw.

Kind Regards

C

Shug did seem to ignore this completely and once again went down the route of ' if it was just this task you would be out...but'

Well what's the point of doing the tasks then?

Regards

R

For rubbish

how rude

regards

R

p.s. I agree with nana, it's all pretty boring atm, first couple of weeks I was looking forward to getting home to watch, this week I didn't even remember it was on and wasn't that fussed about it once I'd remembered. they need to bring back jedi jim

more regards

R

oi. sod off. you can't use R

regards

R

Completely agree  In future pitches they might as well say every customer gets a free bar of gold.  Wrong person fired too.  Everything about this series is screaming that either the producers are getting picks or Lord Suggs already has a preferred list of ideas for the final five.  I'm now just watching the main show to watch You're Fired in context.

Regards

t

Farce


Regards

D

Whole task last night was crap. The team that won got precisely zero orders on the basis of what they were trying to do, and only got through because the biggest gym thought it could be used for something else.

Too many anonymous people - again last night I noticed someone for the very first time (Jade?). WTF have these people been doing in previous weeks?

Only saving grace is the Scottish bridal shop owner - I've love to take her up the aisle etc.

Regards

A

Part of the problem is the "character" in the show, this years Baggs, is actually pretty boring and a lot better than most of them..Ricky the wrestler

All the greengrocer and the woman with the horrible voice do is succeed in annoying me

I far prefer "You are fired" as entertainment this series, the main show is what happens when lack of talent meets lack of charisma, which happened with this year's selected contestants

Regards

T

I remember that shows such as Big Brother got a lot of stick by upping the ante every year on getting more and more crazy and outlandish contestants, increasingly divorced from reality. 'If only they'd go back to how it was before, it was much better' the viewers would cry.

Here we see what happens when the show goes the other way and has less crazy people - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Regards

A

Missed opportunity to bin annoying Laura.

Kaaaaaaaaaaaatiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :( :( :(

Though at least You're Fired was enjoyable this week :)

Regards

C

Six Quid Meatballs outside Tynecastle was hilarious

Adam was extremely lucky to survive. totally clueless

Jenna still sounds like a honking goose

Regards

T

yeah £5.99 gl with that. How on earth he got away with being rubbish, getting the cheapest ingredients and failing i never know.

Regards,

M B

I thought Adam should have been fired for 2 main reasons:

1) Trolley dolly

2) Not actually doing the task that was asked!

Had Adam's team won I was wondering whether he'd actually pronounce them the losing team anyway due to not following the brief.

Given that it didn't seem to be a problem they should have just opened a burger van outside the football ground.

Regards

C

P.S. I wasn't aware Scottish was a language

I think its getting better now.

Enjoyed last night.

Would make Tom strong favourite, then Ricky, then Nick.

They always had one or two egotistical morons, now theyve increased the numbers and made the show about the boardroom and the game instead of finding a great candidate. The boardroom is now about 30 mins.

I would be happy to see more business savy people but I doubt that many apply

Regards

CTV formally known as S

Totally forgot about it this week.  Only remembered today seeing this thread.  Any point watching on iplayer?

Regards

Cl

Definitely worth watching, if only to see Adam punting around

Regards

D

Yes watch - got to keep Adam in, he is an absolute tool...but the best TV by a mile. As a candidate, completely out of his depth - but very funny. Was it just me or does he wear shiny 80s suits?

Ricky Martin / Rob Woodcock I think the "fav" at the moment - although not super strong

Regards


S

'Gormet' Angus burger served with black pudding flavoured chunky chips £3.50 @ would have won the task... Fools!!

That said, at least the show is picking up a bit.

Still feel a bit cheated that Sir Alan has already seen the candidates business plans but cant help being a little bit excited about tomorrows episode!

Regards,

T5

Yeah I think that, if someone has a business idea that's really good, surely he'll invest in it anyway? 

Regards

G

Like Susan Ma ?

Regards

Sandy

Who is she?

Regards
G

(http://i2.cdnds.net/11/18/reality_tv_apprentice_susan_ma.jpg)

Regards

Sandy

Did she have a good business idea?   If so, did Alan invest?

Regards

G

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/71841/Lord-Alan-Sugar-Invests-In-Former-Apprentice-Candidate-Susan-Ma

I guess so. Yes.

Regards

Sandy

lol, there you go!

Little point in winning, just need a good business idea.  Get back to the old format

Regards

G

P

for pointless doing the tasks

P

Ludicrous decisión. Daft. Regards T

I have a little crush on Ricky Martin.

Regards

Cl

My idea of winners are Tom or Nick. I would have Tom clear favourite

Yours?


Regards T

This.

Regards.

SW

Don't think this is the case is it? Jade who should have gone tonight said she should be kept in because Sugar needs to see her business proposal.

Regards

SW

Agreed, probably Tom to win, also agreed that Jade should have gone tonight.  Thought Nick ran the group very well tonight, only mistake was not getting the stuff from the other group dropped off but until it was revealed that they were only about 4 minutes apart I was thinking it was the right decision to send them straight to the c&c.

Quite like Ricky and Adam at the moment, not in business terms but for fun. 

Regards

G

FARCE!


Regards R

WTF

How can you perform that badly as pm and survive.

I don't mind the odd controversial decision but some of these just seem wrong.

And the fact they're discussing business plans at this point just undermines the whole point surely.

Regards

C

Absolute disgrace, obviously her business plan must be way better than Azhar's (sp?).

Regards

L

meh, really starting to lose interest now. the tasks are now completely pointless and have no bearing on the competition

still enjoy watching the tasks but the boardroom is just tilting, I may just watch up until the results are announced and then switch off from now on

regards
R

Yeah - last night's was the first one where I was only really half watching it, it's just all too dull. I'm just hanging on now for Laura's You're Fired, so I can wallow in her Caledonian cuteness for half an hour.

Oh how I pine for Baggs the Brand.

Regards

A

Tom big fav, Ricky clear 2nd fav then Nick.

Would be wary to do a market nowadays though as he will probably just pick that bird with the awful voice because of her tanning business, zzz.

Regards,

B

basically he couldn't get rid of another girl!

regards

Ri

The whole thing is getting a bit ridic.

"Jam. Every year lots of people buy Jam - your task is to go away and in 6 hours create/name/brand a revolutionary new Jam, you know the sort of work specialist Jam manufcatorers would spend £500,000 and take 6 months to do. Then I've laid you on a stall somewhere and set up meetings that the people know are fake cos it's for reality TV, and you have to go sell your new Jam to them - anyone not capable of learning about a new industry, mastering it and selling lots of Jam in >48 hours will be in the firing line, until I ignore the results of my completely pointless task and fire someone at random."

"I'd like to be team leader, whereas I have no actual experience in Jam, when I was 13 I went to a cafe in Whitby which sold Jam, and that experience taught me that the secret to Jam is organisation, team-work and someone who is capable of making strong decisions, which is clearly me"

Anyone else?

"I'd like to put myself forward as well, I actually run a specialist Jam production plant and was named Jam salesman of the year 3 times running, so pick me, watch me fail to live up to my outgragous claims, prove I'm actually just a little thick and the challenge is near on impossibly unrealistic and you've got an easy person to blame when Lord Sugar wants to know why we didn't change the face of the Jam industry in 2 days"

Nick: "well I mean, there is no direction, no leadership, and no-one is watching the figures, or working out how much they need to sell the product for! I think to be honest, they are i a bit of a Jam really."

Adam: "well, ya know, I'm a bloke so I don't know anything about Jam. We've got Laura on the team though, she's a women, and women must know about Jam right? Best idea is to leave the girls to it and wait till next week when we have to design a new fighter plane, then the boys can show em what we're made of"

It's always been like this Dave.

I like this series. Especially the new twist of not firing the losing PM :)

regards

rs

er, what happened there?

P

"I thought a medium was something where you contacted the other side"

"There's like two of them, different, but the same"

Classic stuff from Neanderthal Adam


Still have Tom and Nick favourites. Dislike Stephen and the honking voice of Jenna



Regards

T

It's 6am at the Big Apprentice House.
Phone call: "Lord Sugar wants to meet you at Cheeky Cockney Markets, the cars will be there in 15 minutes to pick you up."

15 minutes!  Bullshit, they're all asleep and then supposedly, 15 minutes later they're all showered, made-up, dressed and have presumably eaten. 

Anyway, Tom has to be clear favourite and some of the others are just bloody awful.  Looking forward to their business plans though, that's always amusing.

Regards,

D

*cough* err, wtf is this?

regards
R

I've always wondered why they don't just ignore the phone when sugar's secretary calls at 6 am. he's not going to fire them all so just have some more sleep and call back at 9 when you're all ready

regards
R

Fixed

Regards,

K

Mrs Doyle in Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse...
(http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsM/tve11726-00000306-897.gif)

Jade in Kicking Ahzad's strategy up the arse...
(http://www.btlife.bt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/apprentice-jade_featured.jpg)

Separated at birth?

Regards,

T5

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/s108/the-apprentice/news/a381135/apprentice-laura-hogg-told-of-murdered-ex-during-show.html

Regards

C

Spoiler!

Regards

AG

Almost seems a bit sick to put Regards after that, however rules are rules.

Quite like some of the art in this weeks, especially that Copyright chap, really liked that.   What I can't work out is why there are so many scruffy types milling around London that will happily consider spending thousands on a painting whilst I worrry about pissing £20 on a footy bet.  What do they do for a living ?   I just wonder where I've made choices in life to leave me so skint in comparison.   Even given the money, I'm not sure the Big Green Monster painting will go with my red sofa, that's my excuse. 

Right person went this week, bad news aside, she's never sold that well and that was all she had to do this week.

Regards

G

Are they actually able to pay for the paintings or they just say they can - standard Dalston behaviour?

Also Lord Sug

Love the Shots of London at Dusk/Dawn etc - greatest city in the world?

But why is your office in an Industrial Estate in Acton/Hounslow, whats wrong with the Shard, C wharf etc?

And why the cost of the sec - get Karen/Old Dude to call them in

Regards
WPIL

Old dude too tired after presenting Countdown ;)

Regards

☻

Steven is SO bad... He talks the talk but is just so bad.

"Utterly Delicous Meatballs" yh mate, good one ;)

"I've got a terrific idea for how to create a sense of criminality in the art word - rather than having our display of Nathan where people can see him , we'll hide him out the back and tell people they can't see him - that'll get trade roaring!"

And, lets not forget his "expertise" with the gyms, lots of stuff they cant store and made up pricing in the middle of a pitch.

Next time his team loses he is OUT.

Regards

LD

LilD for the apprentice imo

Regards

D

What 50/50 in a £250 business with Sugar. Why would Dave take a wage cut?

Regards

¥

Got an e-mail from Lord Sugar asking me to come on board as his strategy director for new businesses.

I responded simply.

Dear Sir Alan Lord whoever you are,

tl;dr doubt you could afford me.

Looking forward to the reminder of your pointlessly entertaining television show.

Regards

LD

He sends you personal reminders? ;-)

Did not enjoy today's show. Next series deffo needs something to spice it up. Task was shit- the team only last because they'd won 3 in a row from what I observed

regards

G2L

I agree George in comparison with previous years; however Adam is saving the show for me at the moment, some priceless moments tonight.

Regards


S

Yeah big +1.  He is the highlight of the show for me. Choreography lol.

Regards

¥

And the champagne bit Herbie, priceless - upon being told champagne was sparkling wine which was funny enough he followed up with  ahhhh, it's a brand like Hoover then. He's brilliant

Regards


S

Adam = potential winner?

No skeletons or half-truths likely to come up in interviews; no subterfuge or game playing going on; and the boy can sell

the rest are the usual bunch of chancers and deceivers who claim 100% responsibility for successes earned by any team and 0% contribution to failure

regards

D

How Steven is still in I have no idea. Must be purely because of his "if you dont win next week you're out" statement making it good for TV.

Tom isn't as clear cut a winner as he once was imo. Actually half fancy Jade for it now.

Regards

LD

Adam was hilarious last night, he is clearly someone Lordy has a soft spot for

Naming An English Sparkling wine "Grandeur" was a good one too

Still can't see beyond Tom and Nick. Classof the field

Stephen is the sort of guy you meet at University at the start of the first term, and by mid November you just think he is a complete cock.


Regards

T

Absolutely this

I think Nick may have just edged ahead of Tom this week - bit of a wobble from our wine man going off on a complete jolly for the first day. Sugar would have absolutely blasted him in the boardroom if he'd got there I think.

Regards

D

Says everything that when they were saying who they thought would win on You're Fired, and it was all 'Tom & Nick', I thought 'Which one's Tom, and which one's Nick?'

Boring dullards - GTFO.

Ian Dowie to win.

Regards

A

massively so

can see sugar going for him for sure

regards
R

lolz but yes

Regards
J

I thought that last episode was quite boring.

The only good bit was at the start with them having to explain what ESW was to Adam.

Regards,

C

The whole series has been pretty meh. We love to see people acting like complete donkies, all the face palm moments then getting a bollocking from sugar in the board room. It makes great tv but the people who need to be fired are the guys who pick out the final candidates for the show. . Each year they are getting duller and less memorable and I wanna see characters who stand out for whatever reasons. It's not been compulsive viewing for me this season and just hope next time they get it right.

Regards

¥

Think Gabrielle is pretty hot right now.

Regards,

AG

Always been my fav. Clearly it's between Nick, Tom & her to win.

Regards

MT

Really need to spice things up next season, maybe opening a nightclub or lap dancing club for one night only with all the fighting and throwing up all over the place will sort men from boys,


Regards

aIf

Alan Sugar Relocates to Geordie Shore

I think it could work

Regards

D

Nice shots of London - Gherkin, Shard, Canary Wharf etc - greatest city on the World?

Why you got an office in Acton?

Regards

W

don't think he has got an office in Acton - it's where the recording studio is.

#notlordsugarsrealboardroomorsecretaryshocker

Regards

Cl

Could be Alperton - Viglen has an office there
Regards
W

It's Acton, hence them using the Bridge Cafe for the losing team get together.

Regards

A

The women in this series are not very good are they?

Also, still unsure to why Alan fired the guy from weeks ago, when he was in my opinion one of the early runners. I'd like to say I knew his name, but I don't.

Regards
A

At a guess you are referring to Dwayne, obv didn't have a business plan up to scratch.

Regards,

CB ( not sure if this is taken)

Do any of them have a plan let alone a business plan (apart from the "tanning" girl)
Regards
W

Aye, I think that's him!

Regards

A

good decision tonight imo

Regards

Cl

Could have fired half a dozen a week and saved us the boredom. Worst contestants ever IMO.

Regards

¥

Not sure if this has been posted here so apols if so but pretty comical all the same!!

http://youtu.be/Yxi6QDwQyLU (http://youtu.be/Yxi6QDwQyLU)

Regards

E

Anyone else notice episode 11 last night, 12 tonight with 13 & 14 Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

Regards

¥

saw last night but didn't realise it's on at the weekend. gonna have to check the sky+ as it always confuses the series link thingy when they do this

regards
R

oh wow didnt know it was on last night. sick, iplayerrrrr

Yeah I only noticed when looking at sky+ planner last night. Series linked recorded last night and has picked
Up it's on again tonight.

Regards

¥

Hahahaha Luxury?? Is that a bit like gourmet then? #GG Adam :o)

Regards

T5

xx

wasn't a proper episode last night, was profiles of the final 5.

Regards

Cl

Modern Gentlemen - wtf??? Relative to the 1900's maybe..

Yawwwwwwwwwwnnnn turns out Tom is a dullard!!

Gogogogogoooo Drunken Jellies :D

Regards

T5

xx

So there's no actual final task, is that right? Just interviews and pick a winner on Sunday?

Regards
R

appears so gatso

were did ruby wax get dug up from? getting completely outwitted by a fruit and veg man as a comedian (sik) must be a low point...

lol Adam is absolute comedy. Really looking forward to final now, interesting to see the business plans.

I suspect as usual it's all to do with what they are doing now, so not sure if it will be interesting or 'out of the box' like last year.

I absolute knew before watching it last night, that the one last woman (regardless of how bad or good she was in final task) would make it to the final.

Next series (if there is one), needs an update for sure. 25 minutes of the show is in the boardroom!

Regards
A

They are advertising for next year already.

Regards

Sandy

I pointed this out to Pleno earlier today

regards

D

Here's hoping the interviews rescue a dull series.

Regards

SF

+1

Regards

¥

Somebody wipe that smug look off Toms face thanks!!

Regards

T5

Pretty sure I saw Lord Sugars eyes widen a bit when he heard 'software'..

Regards,

T5

Four shite business plans.

http://www.mydish.co.uk/blog/index.php/the-truth-behind-the-tesco-deal/#.T8vdv7BYsYV

Nicks was not all that original. Been on Dragons Den.

Regards

Sandy

I think, having seen the final, that the whole 'business partner' thing has adversely impacted the original dynamic of the show.

If they repeat the same format next year, we could easily get the weakest candidate of the final 4 having the best business plan and winning by default.

After 2 series of this, I think it's safe to conclude it was a far better programme when they were trying to get a job.

Regards

SF

Edit: To correct the unforgivable lack of etiquette!

Agree

Regards

Cl

This.

Regards
A

wow nicks idea.. so sick, you wouldnt believe me if i told you :D