My brain has been fried by variously things lately and it obviously wasn't working when I thought about it earlier and posted.
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
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This week's project: Buy 10 items with a budget of £1,000, including cigars, a tyre, a lobster and a dinner jacket.
Karen got fired, out of her, Jo and Alexa. Wrong decision IMO.
Jo screwed the entire project up from start to finish, was horribly obsessive and compulsive over the other three ladies and what they were doing, did sod all of the work (from what material was present in today's programme anyway) and didn't seem to know whether she was coming or going.
Syed though ran his project in a quite impressive watertight fashion, plus his team won by only £8 as the girls didn't get the tyre. But they got a day out at the races for their efforts.
In my personal opinion, there was no structure in the girl's team this week, it looked like virtual armageddon in there. There's obviously something wrong if you spend nearly three hours flicking through the Yellow Pages looking lost. It never was clear who was made responsible for buying the tyre in the girl's team, but a scapegoat Karen became.
This week's project: Buy 10 items with a budget of £1,000, including cigars, a tyre, a lobster and a dinner jacket.
Karen got fired, out of her, Jo and Alexa. Wrong decision IMO.
Jo screwed the entire project up from start to finish, was horribly obsessive and compulsive over the other three ladies and what they were doing, did sod all of the work (from what material was present in today's programme anyway) and didn't seem to know whether she was coming or going.
Syed though ran his project in a quite impressive watertight fashion, plus his team won by only £8 as the girls didn't get the tyre. But they got a day out at the races for their efforts.
In my personal opinion, there was no structure in the girl's team this week, it looked like virtual armageddon in there. There's obviously something wrong if you spend nearly three hours flicking through the Yellow Pages looking lost. It never was clear who was made responsible for buying the tyre in the girl's team, but a scapegoat Karen became.
BR
I felt like the girls were playing on the sex card again this time around, (aka karen and the old guy), which, considering the first show, was a very risky strategy.
The girls, although they were a mess, would have won... considering the RRP of the tyre (£80) plus a penalty of £50 meant that the guys were £8 ahead, says it all... although they wouldn't have deserved to win, and Joe should have gone, she carried on personal vendattas, which isn't professional in a business environment, and even had the cheek to ask Sir Alan "are we judging based on previous tasks and this, or just this".. obviously referring to nominating the girl who suggested the cats in the previous episode (which was wrong... but that shouldn't be an issue in this weeks task). Personally I think Joe should have gone, however, I can see why he got rid of Karen. As he said, she is not a seller by trade, and he doesn't need a lawyer... besides, I bet she is more than capable of getting a well paid job in law!
The girls, although they were a mess, would have won... considering the RRP of the tyre (£80) plus a penalty of £50 meant that the guys were £8 ahead, says it all... although they wouldn't have deserved to win, and Joe should have gone, she carried on personal vendattas, which isn't professional in a business environment, and even had the cheek to ask Sir Alan "are we judging based on previous tasks and this, or just this".. obviously referring to nominating the girl who suggested the cats in the previous episode (which was wrong... but that shouldn't be an issue in this weeks task). Personally I think Joe should have gone, however, I can see why he got rid of Karen. As he said, she is not a seller by trade, and he doesn't need a lawyer... besides, I bet she is more than capable of getting a well paid job in law!
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
Week 4 of The Apprentice.
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The candidates were tasked with designing and running two themed takeaway restaurants at London's Thames Festival. While Velocity decided on easy-to-prepare noodles, Invicta went for a pizza joint.
Team Velocity, lead by Alexa, lost the challenge and it went down to Syed, Alexa and Tuan in the boardroom. The teams had a budget of £2k and Velocity spent ALL of it bar £6. Boy was Sir Alan not pleased about that, especially when it emerged they made a loss of some £800+.
Velocity lost all trace of common sense, decided to make 500 pizzas, only made 93 in 15hrs, bought far too much stock (£300 of mozzarella and 100 large birds) and then sold the produce at a huge loss. The ironic thing is, Alexa worked in Economics, is educated at Cambridge and couldn't seem to fathom out why they didn't reach 500 pizzas.
The disaster of a project infuriated Sir Alan, coupled with Alexa's inability to explain her actions and dig herself out of the big hole she'd been in for the last three days led to her downfall. IMO, It would have made an interesting programme next week if Sir Alan had acted on his desire to fire all three of them.
(spoiler space)
The candidates were tasked with designing and running two themed takeaway restaurants at London's Thames Festival. While Velocity decided on easy-to-prepare noodles, Invicta went for a pizza joint.
Team Velocity, lead by Alexa, lost the challenge and it went down to Syed, Alexa and Tuan in the boardroom. The teams had a budget of £2k and Velocity spent ALL of it bar £6. Boy was Sir Alan not pleased about that, especially when it emerged they made a loss of some £800+.
Velocity lost all trace of common sense, decided to make 500 pizzas, only made 93 in 15hrs, bought far too much stock (£300 of mozzarella and 100 large birds) and then sold the produce at a huge loss. The ironic thing is, Alexa worked in Economics, is educated at Cambridge and couldn't seem to fathom out why they didn't reach 500 pizzas.
The disaster of a project infuriated Sir Alan, coupled with Alexa's inability to explain her actions and dig herself out of the big hole she'd been in for the last three days led to her downfall. IMO, It would have made an interesting programme next week if Sir Alan had acted on his desire to fire all three of them.
NE
In the US 2nd series, Trump fired two in one sitting, so it wouldn't have been completely impossible for it to have happened.
Syed is being given leeway, but to put it Mr. Burns way, the sword of Damocles is being dangled over the "cheeky bàstards" head.
Neil Jones posted:
IMO, It would have made an interesting programme next week if Sir Alan had acted on his desire to fire all three of them.
In the US 2nd series, Trump fired two in one sitting, so it wouldn't have been completely impossible for it to have happened.
Syed is being given leeway, but to put it Mr. Burns way, the sword of Damocles is being dangled over the "cheeky bàstards" head.
NJ
In the US 2nd series, Trump fired two in one sitting, so it wouldn't have been completely impossible for it to have happened.
Well according to what Sir Alan wrote in today's Mirror newspaper, the rules don't allow for him to get shot of more than one contestant per week.
Neil Jones
Founding member
Noelfirl posted:
Neil Jones posted:
IMO, It would have made an interesting programme next week if Sir Alan had acted on his desire to fire all three of them.
In the US 2nd series, Trump fired two in one sitting, so it wouldn't have been completely impossible for it to have happened.
Well according to what Sir Alan wrote in today's Mirror newspaper, the rules don't allow for him to get shot of more than one contestant per week.
GS
Gavin Scott
Founding member
I really can't believe that Alan Sugar has yet again spared the compulsive liar and egomaniac Sayeed.
If this is an example of the type of person he wants running one of his companies then I'm not impressed.
Is he not getting to see the rushes from the programme recording?
If this is an example of the type of person he wants running one of his companies then I'm not impressed.
Is he not getting to see the rushes from the programme recording?
NE
To be fair to the muppet, he did sell well this week, and the 25% penalty was pretty dam harsh, although I get Sir Alan's point about the property deal, the courier, and the Starbucks coffee.
Best line of the night from Margaret: "A liar, a whinger and a planner".
Gavin Scott posted:
I really can't believe that Alan Sugar has yet again spared the compulsive liar and egomaniac Sayeed.
To be fair to the muppet, he did sell well this week, and the 25% penalty was pretty dam harsh, although I get Sir Alan's point about the property deal, the courier, and the Starbucks coffee.
Best line of the night from Margaret: "A liar, a whinger and a planner".
GS
To be fair to the muppet, he did sell well this week, and the 25% penalty was pretty dam harsh, although I get Sir Alan's point about the property deal, the courier, and the Starbucks coffee.
The buyer wanted that product. A puppy with a "please buy these" sign round his neck would have closed that deal.
Sharon is tearing him up for ar$e paper on the BBC 3 show. She reckons we will next see Sayeed on the BBC's Watchdog.
Ho ho.
Gavin Scott
Founding member
Noelfirl posted:
Gavin Scott posted:
I really can't believe that Alan Sugar has yet again spared the compulsive liar and egomaniac Sayeed.
To be fair to the muppet, he did sell well this week, and the 25% penalty was pretty dam harsh, although I get Sir Alan's point about the property deal, the courier, and the Starbucks coffee.
The buyer wanted that product. A puppy with a "please buy these" sign round his neck would have closed that deal.
Sharon is tearing him up for ar$e paper on the BBC 3 show. She reckons we will next see Sayeed on the BBC's Watchdog.
Ho ho.
PE
peterrocket
Founding member
He reminds me of someone you'd see in a Currys / PC World who would tell you the computer would wipe your backside, then when you try at home, you complain and he said he never sold it in the first place.
Chances are he's being kept in for tellysake as we and the contestants are getting wound up about him still being in but if he stretches it out to the final - he'll not be chosen. Sir Alan ain't stupid.
Chances are he's being kept in for tellysake as we and the contestants are getting wound up about him still being in but if he stretches it out to the final - he'll not be chosen. Sir Alan ain't stupid.
BB
Yes, I swear he was in one of he PC World adverts previously ... the face looks familiar.
Mind you - the shelf selling was hilarious. The trader's quote "Without being rude to the lady) ... it's bent metal.". Absolutely priceless. Well, the truth hurts and all that ...
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He reminds me of someone you'd see in a Currys / PC World who would tell you the computer would wipe your backside, then when you try at home, you complain and he said he never sold it in the first place.
Yes, I swear he was in one of he PC World adverts previously ... the face looks familiar.
Mind you - the shelf selling was hilarious. The trader's quote "Without being rude to the lady) ... it's bent metal.". Absolutely priceless. Well, the truth hurts and all that ...