The UK Apprentice Season 8 Finale

mikemac1

It's all over tonight, stating at 8:30

Margaret is back, hurray!

Any predictions?
I think Nick will win, smart lad and he is in tech sector, might have some good ideas

I wonder who is going to read this next Wednesday

RachaelVO

Tom

I cannot wait to see Margaret and her formidable eye brows! This is always my favourite one, watching them squirm under scrutiny.

Do have to say though, this year has been a smidge dull, no real characters to get on my nerves, think Stuart Baggs from last year!

mikemac1

Ricky

Been a very poor season, one of the worst

Last was better and the one before with Stella and The Brand was TV gold!

I think you probably see that since this forum has gone so quiet
Used to be mad busy.

RachaelVO

Tom

Usually when the thread was started it would be hoppin, even going through to Dara, this year though, half the time the thread didn't even start until the show was bout 15mins in... I reckon tonight will be a bit busier though, what with the final n all!

I'm plumbing for Ricky or Tom, but between the two of em I hope its Ricky!

Arciphel

So is it just the interviews tonight and that's it; are they even going to show them making the pitch to Sir Alan? I think what really happens is his favourite two go work for him for six months, they film two endings on the last day of recording and then show the winner to preserve the secrecy of the thing...

gypsy_rose

BBC1 at half eight right? Don't see it here, just something with Gary Barlow in the Amazon?

meercat

gypsy_rose wrote: »

BBC1 at half eight right? Don't see it here, just something with Gary Barlow in the Amazon?

10 mins delay

fricatus

Ricky

gypsy_rose wrote: »

BBC1 at half eight right? Don't see it here, just something with Gary Barlow in the Amazon?

That's what I understood anyway... my UPC box is saying The Apprentice, but I'm only seeing the Gary Barlow Amazon thingy... hmmmm...

RachaelVO

Tom

gypsy_rose wrote: »

BBC1 at half eight right? Don't see it here, just something with Gary Barlow in the Amazon?

They said on TV earlier today it's 8.40pm... the Jubilee celebrations went on a bit long

fricatus

Ricky

meercat wrote: »

10 mins delay

Confirmed by Lord Siúcra himself on Twitter!

MagicMarker

The Queen will be conducting the interviews.

meercat

fricatus wrote: »

Confirmed by Lord Siúcra himself on Twitter!

cheers

mikemac1

Ricky

poll for the craic, it's the finale

LizT

I'd like to see Tom or Nick winning it but the good thing this season is that there doesn't seem to be a clear cut winner. Makes for more entertaining viewing.


Edit: Still can't believe Tom is only 23!!

MagicMarker

If Tom has a business with a "multi-million" pound turnover, then why is he on the Apprentice?

RachaelVO

Tom

MagicMarker wrote: »

If Tom has a business with a "multi-million" pound turnover, then why is he on the Apprentice?

Was gonna ask that meself... bet one of the interviewers does too!

MagicMarker

A call centre.... ffs.

mikemac1

Ricky

I hadn't a clue what Ricky was saying there

mikemac1

Ricky

She gave out to The Brand for saying Margaret and not Ms Mountford

But it's ok now?

efb

Tom

I thought this was a 9pm start oops!

I hated him at the start, but now- go Ricky!!!

RachaelVO

Tom

mikemac1 wrote: »

She gave out to The Brand for saying Margaret and not Ms Mountford

But it's ok now?

I know, I was waiting for her to say something!

But Stuart was a pain in the hole and he was a bit arrogant, that's probably what irritated her!

RachaelVO

Tom

Poor Jade, she was destroyed!

RachaelVO

Tom

Nick standing up for himself there!

efb

Tom

Tom, giving it socks!

fricatus

Ricky

BNOC... LOL... Go Margaret!

MagicMarker

Ricky has this in the bag.

efb

Tom

Could it be Nick???

fricatus

Ricky

You know when "the markets" panic and sell Irish bonds? That's 20,000 guys like Tom that are hungover and thinking about getting their hole that night. Scary...

RachaelVO

Tom

I'm reckoning Ricky has it... has to, he's just better than the rest!

RachaelVO

Tom

RachaelVO wrote: »

I'm reckoning Ricky has it... has to, he's just better than the rest!

Actually, just thinking out loud, Nick could well do it too. I can see Nick getting the investment and Ricky being told to keep in touch, and LS helping him greatly... hmmmmm

efb

Tom

Jade fired.

RachaelVO

Tom

C'mon Ricky!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has to win

efb

Tom

Nick gone.
Ricky's won.

RachaelVO

Tom

Oh no... listening to Nick, Tom is gonna get it! NOOOOO

efb

Tom

Ricky won. fair play!

RachaelVO

Tom

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

GO RICKY!!!!!!!!!!

Meauldsegosha

Ricky

Manach

I thought it would be Tom, but congrats to Ricky.

bnt

RachaelVO wrote: »

Poor Jade, she was destroyed!

I watched the show for the first time last night, and was horrified by what I saw, frankly. The arrogance of the guys' CVs, and Jade with her totally cynical yet hopeless business plan. She dealt in "contacts" which her call centre would "confirm" by annoying them with cold calls, after which they would be sold on like so many pork bellies. To support that, she had a business plan with no costings, yet expected to use up all her capital in six months, and thought that was just fine. To top it off, she lied about owning all the domain names and was caught out. That's the future of British business? Sell your FT stock first thing in the morning.

starlit

Well done to Ricky a bit surprised he won, thought the others had a better chance especially Nick and Tom, one of them would have been my choice! I suppose it all boiled down to not just the tasks but how a candidate performed over the few weeks, the interview and the business plan, what ever was a better investment in the long run for Lord Sugar would have been the one to win it in the end of the day. Not surprised by the final four though.