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OK, now we're confused. Only last week we were saying that it seemed Sir Alan had a soft spot for Simon and that the ex-squaddie could do no wrong - and now just one week later he's been fired!
To make matters worse, Sir Alan fired Simon over Alex and Claire (more about those two in a moment) - what is going on?
To be fair, it was a disastrous task for Simon with his team managing to lose money - their photography business having to turn customers away after a mix-up over order numbers. But just how big a part did Alex and Claire play in his downfall?
Last night saw those two - favourites of ours earlier in the series - show their true colours as total snakes. Alex was shirking responsibility right from the start of the task when Simon wanted to appoint him as deputy. This is despite his own declaration that he is the strongest person in the contest! If Alex really is that talented, he's been hiding it well. It was also interesting to see Alex turn on Claire in the boardroom when he thought his own position was in danger. Sir Alan, please see through the sad eyes and pretty boy looks and fire him!
Like Alex, Claire was obstructive throughout the task and seemed to be enjoying it when everything started to go wrong for Simon. Margaret (who appeared to be in a foul mood last night - go Margaret!) got it spot on when she commented that Claire had treated Simon like dirt. So why would Sir Alan want someone like that working for him? It will be interesting to see how she copes next week as team-leader. The others looked less than thrilled at this news.
The Lucinda bullying continued last night with Helene taking her turn to pick on the softly spoken, beret-wearing one. Is anyone going to step in and defend her? And what's wrong with Raef? He spoke about two words last night. We're heard of keeping your head down in the early stages but this is ridiculous.
Are you as shocked as we are to see Simon out of the contest? How did Alex and Claire manage to escape this time? And with Simon gone, who is your favourite to win now?
Let us know your thoughts...
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If this is the best Britain can produce, no wonder we are in the mess we find ourselves!
Posted by: pwyles on Thu Apr 17 06:40PM | Report abuseIt should have been Claire that got fired!!! The look she gave Sir Alan when he was having a go at her, she obviously was ignoring every word of it, and has no respect for him:the person she supposedly wants to work for! No, he may not have been the best there, but he certainly was not the worst.
Posted by: caitlinpage on Thu Apr 17 06:41PM | Report abusethat Claire should have been sacked without a doubt. she is tooooo full of herself and should be sacked in the next coming series. in fact i know she will be sacked this time for sure, as Sir Alan just wants to see how she performs this time. NO way Simon should no have been sacked. he could have made lots money if only the good was delivered on time, then ONLY one would have felt more reassured and taken more photo of the customers. Never mind its now done, but we all learn from our mistakes :-)
Posted by: rosie_2512 on Thu Apr 17 06:46PM | Report abuse8
Posted by: thumper_uk_1999 on Thu Apr 17 06:50PM | Report abuseSir Alan should have uttered the words " Claire you big fat minger, your fired".
Posted by: thumper_uk_1999 on Thu Apr 17 06:51PM | Report abuseClaire was disrespectful towards Simon throughout the task and she is also very rude! She should have gone! Sack her Sir Alan!
Posted by: apthorpes on Thu Apr 17 06:52PM | Report abuseUm, I think your missing a vital piece of evidence, it was edited, that means the producers probably work from the conclusion backwards and with a clever bit of snipping and clipping can show you any kind of turn of events they choose. I imagine they shoot about 200 hours of footage from various angles for one episode so they've allot of material to work from, and all the contestants sign contracts which prevents them commenting on it I am guessing. And as for Sir ALan bloody sugar, now everyone thinks he's Britians best boss when a couple of years ago the most popular person from London who sold things from the back of a van was Del boy Trotter. As for Simon I think he should have sacked the fat one instead.
Posted by: exploding_pants on Thu Apr 17 06:55PM | Report abusesimon is a legend, claire is annoying, alex is a loser, lucinda...stop crying u waste of space!!!
Posted by: djmurray101 on Thu Apr 17 06:56PM | Report abuseSir Alan didn` get where he is today without knowing who to sack.
Posted by: catblackindia on Thu Apr 17 06:57PM | Report abuseHelene was such a b*tch to Lucinda, even though she herself is a bit of a wosse!! Did anyone see that?? Had that team lost I would have fired Helene for bing such a large arse to her!
Posted by: alastairmogford on Thu Apr 17 06:58PM | Report abuse