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Old 10-06-2008, 18:01
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Guardian website just released an article, in which Tre thinks that these candidates out of all four series, and I agree.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008.../realitytv.bbc

And here are a few snipets from the article on the 4 finalists:

Helen:
Just completely useless
Alex:
A snake
Claire:
A good salesperson but she is nothing more
Lee:
The only one who is half decent. I want him to win.
I disagree with him on Lee though. He isn't even half decent. I don't want any of them to win.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:05
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Is it tonight???

Why do all the tv listings say it's tomorrow?

I'm confused.


Edit: It is tomorrow!

From the Guardian article:
This year's series of The Apprentice comes to a close tomorrow night on BBC1, with four candidates in the running to win a job with Sir Alan Sugar - Lee McQueen, Claire Young, Alex Wotherspoon and Helene Speight.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:07
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The final is tomorrow. Glad to see he's backing Lee.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:10
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The final is tomorrow. Glad to see he's backing Lee.
I think Lee might swing it, you know.

Several of last year's motley crew, who have all known for ages already who won series 4, have said since the early stages that their money is on Lee (I'll find the article and post it).

Lee was first in the special The Apprentice: The Final Five that was shown the other day... it wasn't done in alphabetical order.

There are a load of other clues but right now I can't remember them!
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:30
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They are all completely shit tbh. Alex winning would just be a farce. Anyone but him
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:31
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I disagree with him on Lee though. He isn't even half decent. I don't want any of them to win.
I agree with you 100%. Not a single one of them is worth a £100k job. The idea that these are the UK's best and brightest business people is an absolute joke. Sir Alan should refuse to hire any of them, just to show he's actually got some business sense left!
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:31
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They are all completely shit tbh. Alex winning would just be a farce. Anyone but him
So your not a fan then??
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:34
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I reckon Tre's got a point they have been a poor crop this year
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:37
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Claire and Lee are the best candidates. Funny that they are in the same team in the final.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:37
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So your not a fan then??


No shit sherlock.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:43
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Tre still makes me laugh.
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Old 10-06-2008, 18:55
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Me too, bless him
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Old 10-06-2008, 19:13
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I'm inclined to agree with him.
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Old 10-06-2008, 19:17
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I'm inclined to agree with him.
Me too....apart from I'd probably prefer Claire to win
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Old 10-06-2008, 19:22
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Guardian website just released an article, in which Tre thinks that these candidates out of all four series, and I agree.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008.../realitytv.bbc

And here are a few snipets from the article on the 4 finalists:

I disagree with him on Lee though. He isn't even half decent. I don't want any of them to win.
It doesn't surprise me he doesn't think much of the Apprentices this year. They don't really compare to any of last years' or previous.
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Old 10-06-2008, 20:11
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Me too....apart from I'd probably prefer Claire to win
Yes I'd grudgingly like to see Claire win too. Best of a bad bunch.
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Old 10-06-2008, 20:39
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Eurgh Tre was awful though.
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Old 10-06-2008, 21:03
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Eurgh Tre was awful though.
How can you say that about our Tre ... he ran global companies out of his bedroom for Gads sake
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Old 10-06-2008, 21:13
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Precisely and he almost called 'suralan' blood, I'm sure of it!
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Old 10-06-2008, 21:22
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Tre has far more business acumen than any of the 4 finalists in this series. He could sell art as well as fish in france and coffee in the streets of London. He was a grafter in the gardening episode. He was good at marketing and branding in the trainers episode when the others didn't have a clue. More importantly, he was always able to identify the problems and offer solutions. He was probably a bit aggressive but he calmed down as the series progressed and wasn't given enough credit for it.

For me Tre was simply the best. SAS himself said that Tre's only problem was his temper. Given what we have seen in this series, I believe we can describe Tre as "calm and sensitive"!!!
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Old 10-06-2008, 21:29
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"If you are intelligent you are not in it purely for the prize of the job. You want something to come of it," Azam adds.
This seems to be the strategy of most of them year with the job coming second to what may come as a result of being a "high profile" candidate.

He says he is still in touch with Ambrose and Katie Hopkins from last year's series, but not all the contestants. "Most of them I didn't really like," Azam admits.
Interesting that he still keeps in touch with Katie and Simon. The two people who were completely lambasted on this forum.
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Old 10-06-2008, 22:56
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Tre has far more business acumen than any of the 4 finalists in this series. He could sell art as well as fish in france and coffee in the streets of London. He was a grafter in the gardening episode. He was good at marketing and branding in the trainers episode when the others didn't have a clue. More importantly, he was always able to identify the problems and offer solutions. He was probably a bit aggressive but he calmed down as the series progressed and wasn't given enough credit for it.

For me Tre was simply the best. SAS himself said that Tre's only problem was his temper. Given what we have seen in this series, I believe we can describe Tre as "calm and sensitive"!!!
Hear, hear. Well said.
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Old 10-06-2008, 23:54
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They scarcely compare to Macdonalds trainees never mind last year's candidates! I liked Lee, but he's turned out to be shit. Alex - 'a snake' describes him well, though he has no talents, apart from being 24 (is that a business skill?). Helene - nothing to say about her. Leaving Claire whom I rather like - she does have potential.

Would be a great ending if Suralan decided not to hire any of them!
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Old 11-06-2008, 00:19
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I've been enjoying Tre's Apprentice blog this series (knocks Katie's Apprentice blog into oblivion) and I've mostly agreed with what he said.

I agree with him about this year's crop in general. With a few honourable exceptions (Raef, Lucinda, Sara and Simon; possibly Shazia if we'd got to see more of her, and really that's all), they've either been odious, inept or both.
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Old 11-06-2008, 00:21
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They scarcely compare to Macdonalds trainees never mind last year's candidates! I liked Lee, but he's turned out to be shit. Alex - 'a snake' describes him well, though he has no talents, apart from being 24 (is that a business skill?). Helene - nothing to say about her. Leaving Claire whom I rather like - she does have potential.

Would be a great ending if Suralan decided not to hire any of them!
Lee frankly is just dim. The lack of education is a symptom rather than a cause. I agree you could find better people in any Macdonalds that employed the average student or A level student - and they would work for a tenth of the money and probably would be able to write and spell better too. What on earh could you use him for - you couldn't send him out to brief or meet people or write letters and hope for anyone to take him seriously?

Helene winning for being invisible defeats the whole point of the show.

Alex isn't much brighter than Lee and who would want to work with him after seeing him in action.

Claire might frighten some but at least you can use her in more than one role without expecting a complete foul up.
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