Apprentice UK 2016

Masala wrote: »

The Irish guy us keeping well under the ladder... Even Sugar hasn't address a word to him in weeks.

Jeez... Haven't see him do a tap of work since it started. He must have some business plan to be still in the game at this stage

Samuel has too for the most part. He had his shaky week as a PM when he was useless and very lucky to win but otherwise has been doing fuck all. Dillon seems much more active and useful than Samuel.

Rebecca was the right one to go. She was always saying what she doesn't do. That's a really bad attitude to have, an unwillingness to learn new skills is never good and to not even bother trying either. The only thing I must stick up for her on is that she did strongly put herself forward for PM of the jeans task and only lose out because of Jessica's show-of-hands trickery. I was so gutted when it seemed like Trishna might go; she has more to give.

Karren was a cow last night. She really seems to go out of her way to put the boot in. She even was prickly with Sugar over his rambutan quip. I mourn for the halcyon days of Margaret Mountford. I prefer Claude to Nick Hewer though. He is critical but not vindictive like Karren.

Some funny bits in the show last night. Dillon and Gráinne singing 'All Night Long' to Karthik. (although the producers were probably groaning over potential copyright infridgement there) Sugar's 'four candles' observation. A few others that I forget.

Frances, Samuel and Sofiane are all candidates that will be in trouble if they find themselves on the losing team next week.

kopite386 wrote: »

Has Frances been on a winning team yet ?

Apparently not, which surprised me! :eek: She's not the worst so that's unfortunate. There are definitely weaker candidates than her who have been shielded by being on the winning team many times - coughSamuelcough.

Manufactured Miracle wrote: »

A deal is a deal and she got the discount, that's all that should matter.

I'd have to disagree. In real life, you wouldn't be getting repeat business or deals with those tactics. For the purposes of the show when it doesn't matter after the tasks end, yeah, it's grand. But I think people should be able to display solid, legimate business skills that are transferable to the real world. She was pleading and begging. C'mon, that's not good. And I say that as someone who really likes Alana and thinks she has a lot to offer. What she did was beneath her. Ditto Jessica.

Muahahaha wrote: »

I think the point Sugar and Karen were making about Alana was her lovely girl routine batting the eyelids to get a discount doesnt always work and overall isnt a good thing in business to flirt to try to get your way. A good negotiator (male or female) would get a deal without having to resort to that tactic.

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