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16 New Apprentice candidates revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/seri...ndidates.shtml
Seems like a bigger group this year. Stuart Baggs could be something of an amusing character judging from his interview Any other first impressions?
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Seems like a bigger group this year. Stuart Baggs could be something of an amusing character judging from his interview Any other first impressions?Take a drink every time someone mentions that Chris is an ex-Marine Also there's the usual number of candidates who say something along the lines of "I always succeed" or "I don't know the meaning of failure". It's always good to see those types fail miserably when they are project manager
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These are useful possible snippets for starters:
Stuart Baggs Career: Telecoms Entrepreneur Hometown: Isle of Man This is his company by the looks of things, BlueWave Communications Limited. I'm liking this guy already. Raleigh Addington Career: Unemployed Graduate Hometown: London He seems to be a Director now, judging from his profile at the foot of this page at 'Tickets for Troops'. |
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Well first impressions from the photos makes me wonder if they've been shot to look like previous candidates. Anyone else see Mani, Phillip Taylor, Jo, Kristina and that bloke from Spooks younger brother
![]() Some of them, particularly the younger ones, do make me wonder about their claims. Wondering along the lines of 'how did you do so much in such a short space of time?' and 'if you're that successful, what are you doing here?'. Yeah, I know the obvious answer to the latter question. It's easy to set up in business, you just tell the Inland Revenue. It takes time to make a real success of it. At the moment, apart from Joanna, don't think I'm going to be sad if they get to ride off in a black cab. |
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These are useful possible snippets for starters:
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If nothing else Stuart Baggs' hair promises to be amusing, I'm either going to love him (like James) or going to loath him
Raleigh Addington - surely a made up name, about as hard nosed and business minded as the Andrex puppy Like Joanna Riley on first impressions |
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I think you should have put those in a spoilers thread
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Not really, they don't spoil the program.
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I'm getting some idea that there will be the usual characters in there. Stella seems like she may be this year's strong, loud woman. I quite like her though.
Stuart on the other hand looks like he's going to be this year's puffed up young Napoleon with a penchant for one-liners - I'm seeing a lot of Ben/Michael/Kevin in him already. Will be great to watch .Others who I'm looking out for? Dan's views on businesswomen should cause quite a stir (he looks like he could be amusing as well), and I'd like to see how well this year's military man Christopher does. Liz, Laura and Jamie might do quite well. And Raleigh? Don't know what he's doing there. At least, that's the impression at this stage. |
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So far, I genuinely like all of them. Think the second fella - Chris someone, was it? - was a bit of a bore, but there's not a one amongst them who I don't want to last for at least the first three weeks. Let's see how long that lasts. :D Quote:
Not really, they don't spoil the program. :rolleyes:
So yeah, they kind of do. Rolleyes. |
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One of them looks like Gok Wan in drag.
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I think its looking a bit worrying for the girls, none of them struck me as outstanding at all. Having said that I did like Melissa but only from the mildly insane viewpoint.
The younger ones couldnt seem to resist doing a Wotherspoon, just in case we missed how YOUNG they were ![]() Stuart's video was funny - he's alive dontchaknow. Alex's picture on the website is scarily reminding me of Gordon Brown ![]() Dan. Shades on head for interview? just no
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Wow.
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Having seen the vids I think it's going to be fun seeing the two Chrises and Paloma getting it completely wrong when they get to be project manager
Raleigh calling himself a "great seller"??? He's just making himself a hostage to fortune there isn't he? |
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Having seen the vids I think it's going to be fun seeing the two Chrises and Paloma getting it completely wrong when they get to be project manager
Raleigh calling himself a "great seller"??? He's just making himself a hostage to fortune there isn't he? Particularly as he is a recent graduate who did some tennis coaching since graduating , so it remains to be seen where he has gained all this sales expertise
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These are useful possible snippets for starters:
Stuart Baggs Career: Telecoms Entrepreneur Hometown: Isle of Man This is his company by the looks of things, BlueWave Communications Limited. I'm liking this guy already. Raleigh Addington Career: Unemployed Graduate Hometown: London He seems to be a Director now, judging from his profile at the foot of this page at 'Tickets for Troops'. But yeah i agree with others, that should have been put in spoiler tags as it tells us that he didn't win! |
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Just stumbled onto the candidate page.
Can I just say that the first time I went on a bendy bus was when I was about 14 in Germany. I am 8 years older than Alex Epstein who apparently invented the concept of the bendy bus before he was 6 |
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Just stumbled onto the candidate page.
Can I just say that the first time I went on a bendy bus was when I was about 14 in Germany. I am 8 years older than Alex Epstein who apparently invented the concept of the bendy bus before he was 6 Ladies and gentlemen - we have a winner!!!
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Just stumbled onto the candidate page.
Can I just say that the first time I went on a bendy bus was when I was about 14 in Germany. I am 8 years older than Alex Epstein who apparently invented the concept of the bendy bus before he was 6 ![]() Sheffield had a few five years before Alex was born. Been around in other countries for many years before that. Maybe he is 'unconventional' as in 'time traveller' |
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He's not a Director! His name is listed under Operations Manager not Director.
But yeah i agree with others, that should have been put in spoiler tags as it tells us that he didn't win! |
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Some other thoughts:
Chris - I have met many people like you in my life, there are plenty arrogant public school boys working in investment banks that don't show anyone any respect. Christopher - he sure doesn't look like a trained killer Dan - seemingly too normal for this show then he called himself an enigma. Jamie - meh not particularly interesting. Joanna - really like her and interested to see how she gets on. Joy - 'a bit emotional' odds on first for tears? Laura - 'man in a woman's body' really hope she isn't a dark haired younger version of Katie Hopkins that woman scarred me for life.Liz - meh again, interesting that her face is the same colour as her hair Melissa - calls herself the bulldozer but oddly didn't seem that annoying Paloma - admits to failing a novel statement in an apprentice candidate video Radleigh - unique name but incredibly similiar to unique candidate Chris. Sandeesh - not going to tear others down apparently, raises my suspicions that she may actually end up doing this in the boardroom Shibby - trauma surgeon on the apprentice, is that why he thinks Prime Ministers are the same as other entrepreneurial giants ![]() Stella - possibly slightly bonkers, I wonder if she's been drawing pictures of herself sitting in an office with Alan Sugar. Stuart - toilet brush head - luckier than people who are dead apparently, reminds me of a young David Brent. |
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Oh goody, the Estate Agent appears to be an idiot again this year
![]() Surely Dan Harris is Tim Vine in disguise |
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In Stuarts' case, his business is assisted with other people, and in Raleighs' case, he works at a charity. Neither would preclude them from being the Apprentice
Both quite impressive positions though, so we'll have to see what sends them home. BS usually
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according to wiki they were invented in the 1920s, so he managed to invent the concept about 60years before he was even born!
Ladies and gentlemen - we have a winner!!! ![]() ![]() Quote:
Maybe he had a toy plastic bus and left it on a heater?
![]() Sheffield had a few five years before Alex was born. Been around in other countries for many years before that. Maybe he is 'unconventional' as in 'time traveller' |
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Having seen the vids I think it's going to be fun seeing the two Chrises and Paloma getting it completely wrong when they get to be project manager
Raleigh calling himself a "great seller"??? He's just making himself a hostage to fortune there isn't he?
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, so it remains to be seen where he has gained all this sales expertise

