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Old 17-11-2016, 21:58
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Old 17-11-2016, 21:58
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Next week's going to be grim

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Old 17-11-2016, 21:58
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It's a shame, I really like Karthik, he's a character and on other tasks he's been decent. I feel that Lord Sugar is just making these decisions for shock value. It undermines the process if there are always these "shock" decisions.
Very true. There had been a range of reasons to fire Karthik before, but he's picked up from then. I don't think it was justified.

Dylan/Dillion should have gone instead of Samuel.
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Old 17-11-2016, 21:58
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There was no way he was going to fire 3 people there's too many episodes left.
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Old 17-11-2016, 21:59
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Samuel should have been saved on his performance in previous tasks
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Old 17-11-2016, 21:59
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Samuel is clearly the scapegoat here. He doesn't deserve to be failed for the failure of this task. He spoke up twice but Karthik didn't listen. They would've chastised if he kept pushing it
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Why weren't Grannie and Courtney brought back into the boardroom? It was a sales task but they didn't sell anything. They lost the task because of that.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:00
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Don't get the logic in allowing Grainne and Courtney back to the house when they sold absolutely zilch?
Exactly

AND the jet skins were the better items
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:00
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That isn't true is it. He has not been invisible in previous weeks.
OK he has been around on previous tasks, but this was the first week when there was any focus on Samuel.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:01
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Bit rich to fire Samuel for lying when Sugar has let someone win before with a dodgy CV.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:02
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OK he has been around on previous tasks, but this was the first week when there was any focus on Samuel.
Oh I don't know, the cycle mime was a spectacle - hard to forget
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:03
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There was no way he was going to fire 3 people there's too many episodes left.
Still needs one more double before the interviews
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:03
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Very true. There had been a range of reasons to fire Karthik before, but he's picked up from then. I don't think it was justified.

Dylan/Dillion should have gone instead of Samuel.
Not much to choose between them. Dillon also got away with it as it was outside his comfort zone, which is some excuse to make!
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:03
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OK he has been around on previous tasks, but this was the first week when there was any focus on Samuel.
What about when he was PM and the row with Jess/the whole team?

What about on the sweet task when he ignored the pricing?

Just two key points off the top of my head.

He has been as relevant as most of the candidates
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:03
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:03
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Samuel should have been saved on his performance in previous tasks
What performances
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:05
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What about when he was PM and the row with Jess/the whole team?

What about on the sweet task when he ignored the pricing?

Just two key points off the top of my head.

He has been as relevant as most of the candidates
but they didn't show him in a positive light, I didn't know he was the top seller on previous tasks until now
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:05
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:05
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I liked Karthik, but don't think LS could cope with him any longer.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:05
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What performances
He said he was top seller in every task he was on
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:06
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:06
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Ugh he so wants to be a 'media guy'.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:07
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Wrong decision from Sugar on the Indian guy imo. (even though the yes men on You're Fired would probably disagree) He was doing pretty well recently and deserved a pass this time round as opposed to the chick that has been pretty useless throughout.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:07
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Ugh he so wants to be a 'media guy'.
idk, that's just the way he talks
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:07
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:08
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Lord Sugar has barely talked about the task this boardroom.

And Samuel didn't deserve to go. If he had bitched about not being allowed to sell jetskis he was have been accused of being disruptive.
Exactly. It's completely baffling that he was fired for this task. He probably has a shit business plan so LS let him go but it makes a mockery of the whole show when someone who's not responsible is sent home. He offered twice to go to the high-end stuff and was declined. However, he did sell what was in front of him and was the best on that team. He sold the items for the RRP as well so he really shouldn't be criticised for that.

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Why weren't Grannie and Courtney brought back into the boardroom? It was a sales task but they didn't sell anything. They lost the task because of that.
Agreed. It's completely baffling how they weren't brought back. After firing Karthik, LS should've made the decision himself on who should be brought back because Grainne was never going to say Courtney. Also, the PM brings two people back and themselves automatically as they were responsible for the task as a whole so If Grainne was being given the responsibility to name someone then she should've stayed in the boardroom too.
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