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Ian couldn't bring himself to say, or even spell, the word 'loser' but last night he became one after Sir Alan fired him from The Apprentice.
Ian and Kevin were equally useless - in fact, if we'd been Sir Alan we think we would have fired both of them.
It was always going to be between this pair as soon as they got into the boardroom. Simon was there too but it's obvious Sir Alan has a soft spot for him, however, he's clearly going to have to do more than 'cut up onions' over the coming weeks to remain in his favour. Expect Simon to be appointed teamleader in a task very soon.
Bank Manager (and Matt Lucas lookalike) Kevin was quick to volunteer for the position of head chef because he's eaten in Italian restaurants - not the best of qualifications for the job. The alarm bells started to ring when he struggled to name the ingredients for a carbonara and wanted to charge £4.95 for a bowl of soup 'because that's what it costs in Guildford'.
Pouty Ian struggled to manage the team - he began the task by going round the guys and asking them to give him their commitment (Raef gave 110% as usual), but by the time they opened the pub kitchen for business he had lost any grip he ever had on them. He sulked in the corner after Kevin decided to give the team a pep talk and later denied this had ever happened in the boardroom.
Ian had managed to keep his head down in previous weeks and avoid Sir Alan's scrutiny but as team leader his flaws were exposed. We don't think Kevin will go very far in the competition either, unless running a kitchen is the one area in which he lacks expertise. We doubt that.
So, what about the girls? We had been expecting fireworks between Lucinda and Jenny following last week's boardroom showdown but it never happened. Jenny wisely kept a low profile this week and it was Claire, an early favourite of ours, who stood out in the girls' side - for all the wrong reasons. Claire seems to have some issues with being managed and clashed with teamleader Sara, who in all fairness seemed to do a pretty good job. Also, anyone else notice that Claire never takes off that pearl necklace? She even had it on when she got out of the shower? What's going on there?
Let us know what you thought of the latest task. Would you have sacked Ian? Or did Kevin deserve to go? Have you got any favourites to win the series?
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Don't know if anyone noticed, but how FIT is Sara. If you could win this on looks she win, hands down. lol
Posted by: bobsingh2003 on Thu Apr 10 12:32PM | Report abuseIan had his faults but Kevin was the culprit who should have been fired
Posted by: vrasalingam on Thu Apr 10 12:33PM | Report abuseHe had to go, how could he allow the suppies to be bought from a supermarket?
Posted by: djones5512 on Thu Apr 10 12:33PM | Report abuseHe looked like a dead man walking - like there was something else in his life that was going on which was uppermost in his mind - either that or he's such a protected little baby that he has never come across wolves in sheep's clothing before. Poor spring lamb.
Posted by: wendyakflood on Thu Apr 10 12:33PM | Report abuseI NEVER WATCHED THIS PROGRAMME BEFORE, BUT A FRIEND SUGGESTED I DO, AS I AM GOING THROUGH SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS (CHIMO) AS IT WOULD MAKE ME LAUGH. IT DID, AND YES AS A CHEF, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IAN WAS USELESS BUT DARED TO HIDE THAT FACT. ARE WE STUPID? KEVIN IS A BANK MANAGER, WHERE, SO I CAN AVOID IT. RUBY.
Posted by: ruby.graves on Thu Apr 10 12:34PM | Report abuseSimon should have been sacked because he's normal. Once he's out he should then ransack the others appartments / houses / mansions. I want to know where the bank is that Kevin is manager of - I bet they REALLY look after your money - and after watching Kevin lie and squirm all over the place I really feel that I could trust him. Surely the most detestable little tu*d on the telly. He has to be kept in because he's so addictive to watch. Like a pantomime baddy but with fewer redeeming features. Regarding the levels of commitment - I think there should be a bidding war - everyones offering "110 percent". Surely this now needs to be raised to at least 120%? Who knows, by the end of the series maybe the levels of commitment from the guys could match Zimbabwe's inflation rate?
Posted by: m_r_robinson on Thu Apr 10 12:34PM | Report abuseIf I was Alan Sugar, I would be looking into, as to who allowed this band of jokers to take part in the first place.Kevin was a waste of space as an organiser, and proved to be a stranger to the truth. The jury is out for me on this assortment of misfits, maybe Raef may suprise us all, as far as the females are concerned ,they resemble a gaggle of geese with their constant bickering, still good to watch though, perhaps thats the idea.Cheers Len
Posted by: marleon31 on Thu Apr 10 12:34PM | Report abuseHe looked like a dead man walking - like there was something else in his life that was going on which was uppermost in his mind - either that or he's such a protected little baby that he has never come across wolves in sheep's clothing before. Poor spring lamb.
Posted by: wendyakflood on Thu Apr 10 12:34PM | Report abuseThe whole lot deserve to go. This is the worst bunch of Contestants since the start of the series. God help Sir Alan if he has to employ any of these Guys or Gals!!!
Posted by: jacklevene on Thu Apr 10 12:34PM | Report abuseHe looked like a dead man walking - like there was something else in his life that was going on which was uppermost in his mind - either that or he's such a protected little baby that he has never come across wolves in sheep's clothing before. Poor spring lamb.
Posted by: wendyakflood on Thu Apr 10 12:35PM | Report abuse