All Philler, no Killer - The Apprentice Thread Three

[ArticSaviour]

New thread for tonight as we have nearly reached the end of Thread Two

Well, that was all a bit pointless and underwhelming really.
I wonder how much the publicity / exposure of being on the Apprentice will actually translate into increased pie sales though. Surely not that much?

Tim being Torso of the Week on You Are Fired!😂

Tim looks really different with facial hair.

Not sure either would have got investment if they had gone on Dragons Den....

Are all the candidates there? Don’t think I saw Noor, not sure about Asif

Noor wasn’t on the spin off show either

I think you're right @petalpower - wasn't there a Final 5 type show before the final? Maybe it was the interviews, that I'm thinking of 🤔

Just catching up & finished watching the pitches - I thought Phil did a better job, he definitely looked more comfortable pitching.
Back to it now..... see you all again shortly 😀

I think Phil might have done - considering they only see a tiny snapshot and not him being hopeless week after week. He could deliver a pitch and then give them a load of pies to try. I think he'd have got investment - as I've said previously he's pies are really good - even if he's a prat.

Yes I think you're right @RonSwansonsChair - final five programme

Why is Phil saying "I took over the business" and not "we took over the business".

Glad they didn't bother with the final five show, really not interested in their families and all that...yes, I do realise that sounds harsh!

Who else was involved.?

yes, I do realise that sounds harsh!

Sounds dead right, afaic

We have one of their pie shops at the bottom of our road - I might be slightly more inclined to go down and buy one now...

His website has crashed so a lot of people might be trying to look at it.

Lord Sugar sounds very weird on this - does he have something wrong with his mouth?

I think Phil decided to walk away from Sugar. I don’t think he wants Sugar’s fingers in his pies.

I don’t think he wanted to give up the online business.

I actually think he’s right on that one.

Giving away half your family business for £250k doesn't seem that great a deal.
They have to say quarter of a million to make it sound more.

Finding it hard to believe they moved the news for the Hired show. It’s fine on BBC2

I've had Turner's pies by post, they are absolutely delicious.
Phil deserved to win, but I think he's actually better off keeping the established ethos of his business and not giving away 50% to someone like Sugar. Maybe he'll attract investment from someone more suitable (and he's had excellent publicity).

I didn't find Rachel warm or particularly inspiring, I thought she was very corporate so on the basis of her being the USP I can't see her 'personal touch' gyms being a huge success.

So far behind ..... I'm actually in shock that Rachel won, but fair play to her!
Best of luck to her in the future.

Thanks for the threads @ArticSaviour , and thanks to everyone for the chats 😀

I think he's won by not winning 😂 His pitch was brilliant, I hope he gets investment from someone nicer and less grabby than Sugar.

😂😂 agreed!

I'm glad Rachel won, and think she has the better personality to work with Lord Sugar. I can't see Phil taking well to feedback about his family business. Rachel has been incredibly strong and professional throughout.

It's felt odd the way Phil was kept in despite his performance, but otherwise it's been a stronger field of candidates than recent years.

The tasks need a mix-up; bring back the convention (product selection and sales), and the commission for selecting and selling to events like galleries. It feels like some of the tasks are too condensed which compromises quality and results in repetitive outcomes. I'm sure that there was a bit more time allocated to some of the product design/ branding many years back.