The Apprentice 2017

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Zetec-S

5,964 posts

95 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Double firing next week, I reckon from a pot of 3, depending on who loses the task:
- Joanna - miserable/argumentative
- James - spineless man-boy
- Sarah - not really done anything (sat back in the pitch this week rather than trying to lead or rescue them)

Elizabeth will be kept for the interviews to give everyone a laugh. They'll all tell Sugs that they really like her, but can't see the 2 of them working together. Of the others:
- Jade - played a good game so far. Done well at sales, but kept quiet when it counts and let others hang themselves. A risky strategy but it's worked so far. Although I half expected Lord Sugar to keep her and Joanna back after the last task and bk them for arguing.
- Harrison - gets on well with everyone and works hard. Can see him making the final as long as he doesn't drop any clangers in the interviews.
- Michaela - I think Lord Sugar has a soft spot for her, but will wish her all the best for the future after the interviews.

So Jade vs Harrison in the final. Harrison to win.

Bluedot

3,606 posts

109 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Zetec-S said:
- James - spineless man-boy
That reminds me, the bit last night where he was just on the way out the door...."you need to man up James" rofl


Evangelion

7,790 posts

180 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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I'd have been sorely tempted to say 'bog off, shorty,' and just keep walking.

And I'm climbing the walls with anger at this bloody inane 'thank you for the opportunity.' Opportunity for what? For an editing team to make you look like a dhead?

If only one would say something like, 'actually, brillo head, I'm so fed up with up with you I'd have walked anyway if you hadn't sacked me.'

FourWheelDrift

88,743 posts

286 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Ever since Syed Ahmed series 2 I think.

Syed Ahmed: Thank you, Sir Alan, thank you for the opportunity. (leaves)
Sir Alan Sugar: Cheeky bd. "Thank you for the opportunity."

and I think everyone else does it now because they think it's polite but I just think it's sarcasm. hehe

Armitage.Shanks

2,303 posts

87 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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The Don of Croy said:
Elizabeth (weird lab experiment/bd love child of Olive from On The Buses and Miranda Hart) odds-on to win, methinks.
My money is on her. She can crack the whip I bet

Countdown

40,216 posts

198 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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ash73 said:
Contract Killer said:
Michaela annoys me even more than Elizabeth, i think its just the accent, but it makes me want to punch her in the face when ever she speaks....
Yes Michaela is very annoying too, and I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her.
Mmmmm, that "Bowl-tunn" accent..................... cloud9

FourWheelDrift

88,743 posts

286 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Inland foghorn.

8V085

670 posts

79 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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ash73 said:
Zetec-S said:
James - spineless man-boy
He's been knobbing Jade apparently. Good lad.
So he's a liability, YOU'RE FIRED.

Bluedot

3,606 posts

109 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Here's James's recruitment agency.
Think the 'our team' page needs a bit of work....
http://www.righttimerecruitment.co.uk/about-us/our...

The Contact Us page has no phone number (although the home page does weirdly), it just looks like a website designed to 'pretend' someone is running a business, I'm sure we've all done it rolleyes


soad

32,971 posts

178 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Very "amateurish", not that I care.

Halb

53,012 posts

185 months

Thursday 30th November 2017
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Evangelion said:
I'd have been sorely tempted to say 'bog off, shorty,' and just keep walking.

And I'm climbing the walls with anger at this bloody inane 'thank you for the opportunity.' Opportunity for what? For an editing team to make you look like a dhead?

If only one would say something like, 'actually, brillo head, I'm so fed up with up with you I'd have walked anyway if you hadn't sacked me.'
hehe

Chester draws

1,412 posts

112 months

Friday 1st December 2017
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Andy 308GTB said:
FunkyNige said:
Chester draws said:
On the trip in the taxi,
They film the walk to the taxi at the start, then make them wear the same clothes as that walk in the taxi after they've been fired.

PHer GI Jnr was on the show years ago (Tuan) and explained a lot of the production bits if you want to scroll back through his posts.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?me...
It's a whopper...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Thanks chaps, I'll have a Wade through those 168 pages over a few lunch breaks. thumbup

zygalski

7,759 posts

147 months

Friday 1st December 2017
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Haven't been any stand-out strong candidates for a couple of series now.
I have absolutely no idea who will win.

type-r

14,236 posts

215 months

Saturday 2nd December 2017
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Sarah will win.

zygalski

7,759 posts

147 months

Saturday 2nd December 2017
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Thanks!

North West Tom

11,533 posts

179 months

Saturday 2nd December 2017
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No idea how Bushra made it this far. She's been useless. The wheels are starting to fall off Jade's bus too. She had a strong start on the sale-based tasks, but hasn't done much since. Joanna was making some good points but was being ignored. Elizabeth isn't the only control freak. The way she was firing off ideas for names, just plucking them out of thin air, was embarrassing. Natrofuel is a crap name as well. Sounds like a bogus vitamin pill that the Towie and Geordie Shore cast flog on Instagram.

Harrison is a bit thick but he's confident and hardworking. His background is apparently in sales but his business idea is about healthy eating. Can't see Sugar wanting to give the money to someone with no experience in their chosen market.

Wobbegong

15,078 posts

171 months

Saturday 2nd December 2017
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North West Tom said:
No idea how Bushra made it this far. She's been useless. The wheels are starting to fall off Jade's bus too. She had a strong start on the sale-based tasks, but hasn't done much since. Joanna was making some good points but was being ignored. Elizabeth isn't the only control freak. The way she was firing off ideas for names, just plucking them out of thin air, was embarrassing. Natrofuel is a crap name as well. Sounds like a bogus vitamin pill that the Towie and Geordie Shore cast flog on Instagram.

Harrison is a bit thick but he's confident and hardworking. His background is apparently in sales but his business idea is about healthy eating. Can't see Sugar wanting to give the money to someone with no experience in their chosen market.
Bushra is one that surprised me too, amazed that it took needs-a-pair-of-balls Jams to actually point it out laugh

Jade was irritating, as you say Joanna was making sense for once but ended up completely ignored.

Harrison looks like he might have some interest in nutrition / exercise as he is in fairly decent shape for a modern Male.

I reckon it could be Sarah or Harrison for the win. Sarah fked up big time on the task related to her business but was kept, so she either has a good plan or she’ll be entertaining in the interview stage. Harrison seems to be doing better with fewer drippy beta-males around him.

Edited by Wobbegong on Saturday 2nd December 19:53

Langweilig

4,349 posts

213 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Four minutes in and the girls are bhing already.

AppleJuice

2,154 posts

87 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Two will be fired this week...

Wiccan of Darkness

1,847 posts

85 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Better start to the week not having James in just his undercrackers.

Ooh a promotion and representation task. They'll fk up and end up selling monkey onesies to a childrens playgroup.

Ohhh Joanna already setting herself up to fail.