Originally Posted by Satchmo:
“This Raef love fest makes me laugh...he was as full of it as Michael quite frankly, all hot air, pretend sophistication and very little else. OK, granted Michael is a thoroughly unpleasant and odious git but they're very similar in a lot of respects.
Raef has been flying under the radar for a number of weeks now and his number was going to be up sooner rather than later”
I suppose that's because your opinion is not shared by the majority of FM's, which is fair enough, your entitled to your own POV. But my opinion is that there is a world of difference between Michael and Raef. Raef has delivered the goods in the tasks most weeks. Michael hasn't. It's not just that Raef is a good bloke, but he also has a certain amount of business acumen.
eta: Tre's coloumn, because it reinforces my point:
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“I've been quite harsh on Sir Alan lately because I feel he's made some bad decisions in the boardroom. I'm sad to say my opinion hasn't changed this week. It's true that Raef's leadership was disappointing, but surely by this stage contenders shouldn't be judged on their performance on any given week, but on the amalgam of task results over the series as a whole.
Raef's record over the period is generally good; he's certainly made a greater contribution than either Claire or Michael. Don't forget, he came up with the singles day concept that gave his team a win, bought the best bargain - the cowhide - in Marrakesh, and last week made the bold decision to get the all-important high-value wedding dresses; ultimately, that move led to the big prize. Oddly, none of that mattered this week.”