The Apprentice 2019

castletownman

We needed some of Thomas's pillows.

Now there's a business plan I can believe in

Mantis Toboggan

Probably the two best candidates in the process in fairness.

yerwanthere123

Surprised about Pamela, thought she'd make the final. Thank the fúcking lord we've been spared Lottie making it.

_Kaiser_

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Surprised about Pamela, thought she'd make the final. Thank the fúcking lord we've been spared Lottie making the final.

Nah. Pamela has been extremely weak throughout and the casual sexism was annoying. Plus her big product was copied/a copy and nothing else concrete to offer.

Right decision.

Lottie's snobby upper class events club thing was never something he'd back either.

Still Ill

If he was picking based on posture, Lottie would've cruised into the final. Impeccable!

So, a recruiter (which he's already invested in) vs a baker (which he's already invested in).
With the beauty line coming third (already invested in)

Thought Linda's interviews were bull**** really. No-one got a chance to speak.
The Scottish guy was very good though.

The other blonde lady just wanted to make them all cry by talking about their family.

gmisk

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Probably the two best candidates in the process in fairness.

Totally agree

yerwanthere123

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Nah. Pamela has been extremely weak throughout and the casual sexism was annoying. Plus her big product was copied/a copy and nothing else concrete to offer.

Right decision.

Lottie's snobby upper class events club thing was never something he'd back either.

I know she's been weak, and I wasn't a fan or her sexism either. But the reset button gets hit every year with the interviews, prior performance means very little. I thought her business, albeit not original, sounded like a better proposition than Scarlett's, but obviously not.

Happy4all

Still Ill wrote: »

If he was picking based on posture, Lottie would've cruised into the final. Impeccable!

So, a recruiter (which he's already invested in) vs a baker (which he's already invested in).
With the beauty line coming third (already invested in)

Thought Linda's interviews were bull**** really. No-one got a chance to speak.
The Scottish guy was very good though.

The other blonde lady just wanted to make them all cry by talking about their family.

Everyone crying , I thought I'd tuned into the X Factor

Muahahaha

Did anyone see the program previewing all the candidates before the interviews last night? It struck me that four out of the five of them all came from broken families and difficult upbringings. Never thought that Lottie would have been a full on teenage rebel

Beechwoodspark

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

This lot haven't a notion about business really

Always the way. They are well up on self promotion (bbc style) and f all else.

Beechwoodspark

Muahahaha wrote: »

Did anyone see the program previewing all the candidates before the interviews last night? It struck me that four out of the five of them all came from broken families and difficult upbringings. Never thought that Lottie would have been a full on teenage rebel

It’s easy to see she’s living a fake persona so not very surprised. More faces than a clock.

Xenophile

A lesson for people entering the workforce.

Don't include any false statements on your CV.:o

alchemist33

Muahahaha wrote: »

Did anyone see the program previewing all the candidates before the interviews last night? It struck me that four out of the five of them all came from broken families and difficult upbringings. Never thought that Lottie would have been a full on teenage rebel

"No I will not drive a Bentley like the rest of the family, father.


I'll stick with my Aston Martin."

Calhoun

Apparently Lottie is banned from interviews.

lawred2

Hopefully this is the last year of this drivel

skittles8710

Xenophile wrote: »

A lesson for people entering the workforce.

Don't include any false statements on your CV.:o

Or your LinkedIn... or your first class homework copybook!!

Meauldsegosha

Xenophile wrote: »

A lesson for people entering the workforce.

Don't include any false statements on your CV.:o

And after 14 years the candidates still haven't learnt.

gmisk

lawred2 wrote: »

Hopefully this is the last year of this drivel

If it's not for you, watch something else? And go comment on that thread?

It's getting great ratings still so not a chance.

alchemist33

"I've never seen a globe before"

yerwanthere123

lawred2 wrote: »

Hopefully this is the last year of this drivel

Drivel... yet here you are, using your free time to watch the programme and post on an internet forum about it :pac:

Anyway, it's coming back next year so you're out of luck.

siblers

Calhoun wrote: »

Apparently Lottie is banned from interviews.

Why?

RugbyLover123

All those business plans were god awful. Really makes a mockery of the show when it concludes with your man wanting to set up a glorified 6th year holiday company and another one setting up a coffee shop..

Calhoun

siblers wrote: »

Why?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10533667/apprentice-lottie-lion-fired/

Alludes to it being about racist comments.

Exclamation Marc

Glad those two are in the final. Have long said they were the two strongest and they deserve to be there. As much as I like Scarlett, another recruiter is just boring but if either wins, it won't be a shock. But God they better not repeat the double winner shambles from a few years ago.

Delighted Lottie is gone, such a deluded, unlikeable, stuck up twat. If it wasn't for her being an attractive young girl, she'd be far more hated. Nothing redeeming about her.

Pamela was useless also, the epitome of a chancer.

Calhoun

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Glad those two are in the final. Have long said they were the two strongest and they deserve to be there. As much as I like Scarlett, another recruiter is just boring but if either wins, it won't be a shock. But God they better not repeat the double winner shambles from a few years ago.

Delighted Lottie is gone, such a deluded, unlikeable, stuck up twat. If it wasn't for her being an attractive young girl, she'd be far more hated. Nothing redeeming about her.

Pamela was useless also, the epitome of a chancer.

I have a soft spot for Corina, i think she has performed very well and got her team across the line a number of times.

Lottie i think was kept in because she was the click bait for the series.

I didn't mind Pamela too much in ways, i think she got a little lazy after her original win and that screwed her a bit. I am not surprised he wasn't too attracted to her venture as that market she is in is very volatile.

md23040

I think Pamela was a bankable business person but her products are prone to copyright issues from competitors doing the same lines at cheaper cost in what is a high volume low margin end of the market. No matter what though she will persevere and do really well for herself.

Cofffee shops have been done to death and Alan Sugar already has a bakery investment from previous series so there could be a conflict of interest. On the positive side with the high street dying leases are more attractive with lower rents but then the capital costs of £250k will only open two units with high ongoing fixed and capital costs.

The head hunter business is very well paid with £5-10k on placements for the higher end of the market. There is no real capital outlay other than having a nice office and website and with Sugars property portfolio that can be arranged. Unless Scarlett messes up the final stage it’s really hers to win or lose, though Carina is equally bankable.

lawred2

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Drivel... yet here you are, using your free time to watch the programme and post on an internet forum about it :pac:

Anyway, it's coming back next year so you're out of luck.

I used to regularly watch it

Lasted about two episodes this year ... the candidates aren't selected on the basis of skills or ability - clearly selected for tv worthiness. It reminds me of our transition year work experience company.

Mantis Toboggan

All the women were in tears for the interviews apart from Lottie.

That girl is ice cold.

Calhoun

md23040 wrote: »

I think Pamela was a bankable business person but her products are prone to copyright issues from competitors doing the same lines at cheaper cost in what is a high volume low margin end of the market. No matter what though she will persevere and do really well for herself.

Cofffee shops have been done to death and Alan Sugar already has a bakery investment from previous series so there could be a conflict of interest. On the positive side with the high street dying leases are more attractive with lower rents but then the capital costs of £250k will only open two units with high ongoing fixed and capital costs.

The head hunter business is very well paid with £5-10k on placements for the higher end of the market. There is no real capital outlay other than having a nice office and website and with Sugars property portfolio that can be arranged. Unless Scarlett messes up the final stage it’s really hers to win or lose, though Carina is equally bankable.

The only danger to Scarlett is Brexit, of the services market in London collapses then he might be safer with Carina.

Mantis Toboggan

I think if Pamela was based in the UK as opposed to Ireland she might have snuck into the final.

Still Ill

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

I think if Pamela was based in the UK as opposed to Ireland she might have snuck into the final.

I think if Sugar wasn't already involved in a beauty company she would've sailed into the final.

Stevieluvsye

siblers wrote: »

Why?

Turns out she's racist. The Indian candidate screenshotted what she called her. Banned from any further events

Exclamation Marc

Still Ill wrote: »

I think if Sugar wasn't already involved in a beauty company she would've sailed into the final.

He already has two recruitment companies so that's not an issue.

Mantis Toboggan

I think last night showed that Sugar doesn't look at business plans until the final 5.

Beechwoodspark

Lottie has little to no redeeming features except a fake posh plummy accent.

everlast75

Calhoun wrote: »

The only danger to Scarlett is Brexit, of the services market in London collapses then he might be safer with Carina.

She could take over the cafe they use when the teams lose the task...

gmisk

md23040 wrote: »

I think Pamela was a bankable business person but her products are prone to copyright issues from competitors doing the same lines at cheaper cost in what is a high volume low margin end of the market. No matter what though she will persevere and do really well for herself.

Cofffee shops have been done to death and Alan Sugar already has a bakery investment from previous series so there could be a conflict of interest. On the positive side with the high street dying leases are more attractive with lower rents but then the capital costs of £250k will only open two units with high ongoing fixed and capital costs.

The head hunter business is very well paid with £5-10k on placements for the higher end of the market. There is no real capital outlay other than having a nice office and website and with Sugars property portfolio that can be arranged. Unless Scarlett messes up the final stage it’s really hers to win or lose, though Carina is equally bankable.

He had a cake business with a previous winner but he has sold his share back to her now so no conflict

Still Ill

gmisk wrote: »

He had a cake business with a previous winner but he has sold his share back to her now so no conflict

Where did you hear that? Is there anywhere that has estimates of how successful his previous investments were?

everlast75

Still Ill wrote: »

Where did you hear that? Is there anywhere that has estimates of how successful his previous investments were?

Alana in 2016 I believe

Galwayguy35

Lewis looking over his business plan in the jacuzzi, what a dipstick.

The tears were really flowing last night especially from Pamela, you'd swear she was being sent to outer Mongolia and would never see her mammy again with all the drama she was going on with.

Muahahaha

I think they said last night the final is on next Wednesday. But was it not on a Sunday night in previous years? Could have sworn it was but stand to be corrected.

Anyway I think Sugar will plump for Scarlett and the recruitment business as they'll be synergies with the other stuff he does in recruitment with Ricky Martin that winner from a few years back. He'll probably stick her in the same office as Ricky so he can keep an eye on things. Im sure Carina will be successful but she came across as pretty naive thinking she could set up nationwide with 2,000-5,000 stores all on her own without even mentioning franchising or knowing how to go about it.

Still Ill

The final is always a complete waste of time. Might be worth watching the boardroom bit, but the task is always completely dull. Hard to believe he wouldn't have his mind made up by the end of the interview stage.

al87987

Scarlet has to win, its a low risk business with potential for good returns which is why hes invested in it in the past.

Probably the right two in the final but only based on the lack of viability of the other three proposals.

Carina's is a just a cafe, there's nothing else to it. Surprised by the high praise she has received here, maybe the fact that she has won 9/10 tasks has meant that she hasn't been in the firing line for many criticisms but I can remember a few red flags and her naivety in terms of scale is staggering. MASSIVE!

What the hell was Lewis thinking, pissing away 250k on a holiday, he must have known he'd be laughed outta the boardroom.

Mantis Toboggan

9 wins from 10 tasks must be a record.

gmisk

Still Ill wrote: »

Where did you hear that? Is there anywhere that has estimates of how successful his previous investments were?

https://m.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/21863/Alana_Spencer_buys_Lord_Sugar_out_of_cake_business.html

No idea how successful the businesses have been I think the inventor guy Tom made good money with his nail file though

ncmc

gmisk wrote: »

https://m.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/21863/Alana_Spencer_buys_Lord_Sugar_out_of_cake_business.html

No idea how successful the businesses have been I think the inventor guy Tom made good money with his nail file though

Tom also invented a make up brush cleaner that was very successful. If you get an inventor like Tom on board, you know they'll always come up with ideas. He was poor enough in the process, but he was the best winner in the history of the show.


That's why I am a bit surprised Pamela didn't get through. She has come up with ideas in the past (ok, someone may have come up with them first!) but is seems like she has good ideas, and has a business that seems to have made money already. I thought she was a better bet than a baker or yet another recruitment person.

seligehgit

ncmc wrote: »

Tom also invented a make up brush cleaner that was very successful. If you get an inventor like Tom on board, you know they'll always come up with ideas. He was poor enough in the process, but he was the best winner in the history of the show.


That's why I am a bit surprised Pamela didn't get through. She has come up with ideas in the past (ok, someone may have come up with them first!) but is seems like she has good ideas, and has a business that seems to have made money already. I thought she was a better bet than a baker or yet another recruitment person.

Totally agree re Tom but I'm not convinced Pamela is in the same league for the very reason you mention.

Tom was a innovator par excellence,he could have invented something out of a paper bag.Pamela never left the same impression.

Mantis Toboggan

When is the final?

dark crystal

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

When is the final?

Wednesday the 18th December - double episode from 8pm.

Still Ill

dark crystal wrote: »

Wednesday the 18th December - double episode from 8pm.

About half of it will be that horrendous You're Fired/Hired show unfortunately.