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Old 23-11-2012, 03:26
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One win under her belt as PM and a key member of every team since the show began, I think Lucy has really become the one to beat now. She's articulate, bright and doesn't get involved in squabbling, nor does she get bogged down with any detail. She also seems like a genuinely nice person with a good head on her shoulders.

And she has quite a lot of style for a 17 year old on the Apprentice, this week and last week in particular she looked like such an elegant little fashionista
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Old 23-11-2012, 03:42
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Agree,

Lucy is the one to beat IMO. Just hope Lord Sugar does not do that rubbish twist last year where the losing team all get fired. Otherwise Lucy has a chance of winning.
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Old 23-11-2012, 10:05
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Yeah, I think Lucy and Navdeep are the biggest contenders. Lucy in particular.

The only thing that could count against her is that if she won, she might look a bit like Zara Mark II, and I'm not sure Sugar would want two winners who were that similar... but I don't think he cares that much about how people see him.
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Old 23-11-2012, 10:21
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She hasn't put a foot wrong in my opinion. Yet. Everyone else has.
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Old 24-11-2012, 00:56
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I think she's one of the more serious contenders. As people have said, it's difficult to see anything much she's done wrong, and she does seem really nice.

One thing I noticed about Lucy last night; while everyone else was all over Maria on her return to the house from the boardroom, Lucy was the only one I noticed hugging Navdeep instead. I liked her for that.
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Old 25-11-2012, 18:34
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I also think Ashleigh seems like a strong contender at the minute
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Old 25-11-2012, 18:55
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I cant remember who she is
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Old 25-11-2012, 20:55
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I also think Ashleigh seems like a strong contender at the minute
Indeed. Those two have the best statistics and some of the few good comments from Lord Sugar. The unkown area is Navdeep and Maria because neither have been PM and both could put tehmselves into the compettion when/if they get a chance for a big win as PM - which he should make them compete for next week?
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Old 26-11-2012, 18:40
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Poor standard this year. None of them are any good. No stand outs. Some can't even spell.

Disappointing series.
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Old 26-11-2012, 18:48
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Poor standard this year. None of them are any good. No stand outs. Some can't even spell.

Disappointing series.
Slightly ironic how you say none of the candidates stands out, on a thread about a candidate who is obviously standing out as a contender to quite a lot of people!
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Old 28-11-2012, 15:42
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The problem with Lucy is and this is the problem with the parameters set with the tasks, she wisely goes for dirt cheap, no frills in order to bump up profits, often ignoring completely the remit of the task. Which is fine in the short term and wise as she undercuts the margins of the other team who take Sugar and the guidelines at his word.

What she doesn't seem to have is a creative mind or a flexible mind, she absolutely focussed on profit for the task in order to win - which to be fair is the name of the game on The Apprentice, but has nothing to do with setting up a business or establishing a business with a brand, an identity, a reputation for quality or sustainability. But then The Apprentice has very little to do with real business anyway, it has a lot to do with an accountant's final year profit/loss spreadsheet.

Lucy is the kind of person who is excellent at management, she does also seem to be genuinely sweet natured and kind and manages people well, but she'd be a CEO's right hand woman, not the CEO him or herself.
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Old 28-11-2012, 16:08
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All I want from this series now is a huge showdown between 'Mad-Dog' Maria and 'Fragrant Flower' Lucy. It'll be like Rocky 3, and after much bloodshed, the heroic and noble Lucy will deliver several knockout blows to the evil Maria who will fall drop to the floor unconscious. Metaphorically, I should emphasise. Ok, this is a bit like dodgy fan-fic now. But it better happen.
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Old 28-11-2012, 16:12
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All I want from this series now is a huge showdown between 'Mad-Dog' Maria and 'Fragrant Flower' Lucy. It'll be like Rocky 3, and after much bloodshed, the heroic and noble Lucy will deliver several knockout blows to the evil Maria who will fall drop to the floor unconscious. Metaphorically, I should emphasise. Ok, this is a bit like dodgy fan-fic now. But it better happen.
Yeah, I actually think Maria will f*** her up for life. Lucy's rugged, but Maria has the power of almighty Satan behind her.
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Old 28-11-2012, 17:58
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The problem with Lucy is and this is the problem with the parameters set with the tasks, she wisely goes for dirt cheap, no frills in order to bump up profits, often ignoring completely the remit of the task. Which is fine in the short term and wise as she undercuts the margins of the other team who take Sugar and the guidelines at his word.

What she doesn't seem to have is a creative mind or a flexible mind, she absolutely focussed on profit for the task in order to win - which to be fair is the name of the game on The Apprentice, but has nothing to do with setting up a business or establishing a business with a brand, an identity, a reputation for quality or sustainability. But then The Apprentice has very little to do with real business anyway, it has a lot to do with an accountant's final year profit/loss spreadsheet.

Lucy is the kind of person who is excellent at management, she does also seem to be genuinely sweet natured and kind and manages people well, but she'd be a CEO's right hand woman, not the CEO him or herself.
Are you sure you're talking about Lucy? To me, that sounds more like a description of Ashleigh.
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Old 28-11-2012, 18:50
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Are you sure you're talking about Lucy? To me, that sounds more like a description of Ashleigh.
Sorry, yes you're right.
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Old 29-11-2012, 13:12
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I'm gonna say it, no-one else will

She's utterly beautiful. I don't think that's a crime to say that.
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Old 29-11-2012, 13:14
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If it's a crime then LOCK ME UP!
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Old 29-11-2012, 13:29
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She is beautiful, isn't she? Head-turning, actually. Hope she does well tonight
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Old 29-11-2012, 14:42
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She is beautiful. Nothing wrong with saying someone's beautiful, it's a compliment.
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Old 29-11-2012, 16:29
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Well, even a slight compliment of a minor in those terms is usually likened to paedophilia isn't it?
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Old 29-11-2012, 17:45
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Well, even a slight compliment of a minor in those terms is usually likened to paedophilia isn't it?
Only by very over-paranoid people... not all compliments are pervy...

Besides, I'm 19, so I'm allowed to say it at any rate
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Old 29-11-2012, 20:41
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I'm not keen on Lucy at all. She is not a creative thinker.
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Old 29-11-2012, 23:08
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I think Lucy looks strongest by some way now. I had her on a list of three top contenders with Andrew and Navdeep. However, Sugar doesn't seem to like Andrew and Navdeep, despite her massive win, showed herself up pulling figures out of the air like that. I still hope Navdeep wins, but I think Lucy enhanced her standing tonight.
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Old 29-11-2012, 23:45
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Yeah, I think Lucy and Navdeep are the biggest contenders. Lucy in particular.

The only thing that could count against her is that if she won, she might look a bit like Zara Mark II, and I'm not sure Sugar would want two winners who were that similar... but I don't think he cares that much about how people see him.
I had Navdeep down as an early favourite, but she's gone backwards the last couple of weeks for me and her lack of business nous tonight was frightening. Finance 101 - if you're going to sell something for £40, make sure it costs less than £40 to put together.

Lucy has been my front-runner for a couple of weeks now. A very good week for her here despite being on the losing side. She is the one candidate who seems to be able to be assertive rather than aggressive.

You can see how I've ranked all seven candidates in my weekly recap here ...

http://slouchingtowardsthatcham.com/...d-of-pollocks/

Which is pretty much a guarantee that I will be 100% wrong now ...
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Old 30-11-2012, 08:48
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Lucy is at this point the only remaining candidate who has not been in the final boardroom, which is a bonus for her. I still like Navdeep, but I don't think Andrew is that brilliant. He was very good on the cookery book task, but I don't think he's stood out in any of the others.
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