The Apprentice

It was fairly obvious from reading Miriam's site that she was out of the running.

Are you going to reserve yourself a ticket for the final? Will it be at White Hart Lane dyou think?

Did you not read Alan Sugar's EXCLUSIVE political column in the Mirror: "MICHAEL HOWARD: YOU'RE FIRED". He was getting his Third Way on something rotten there.

"I've got nothing else to do now, have I?"

Interesting, that last comment, coming from an alleged property developer who supposedly owns three-and-a-half million quid's worth of property.

so long James Nice-But-Dim. Can't remember much of Tim's contribution to anything either. i guess that's better than being memorable for being loud like the other two.

(hint: If you can keep your head whle all around you are losing theirs, chances are you've misunderstood the situation)

Presumably that was Paul?

That was one hell of a 'sod off' to Paul there...

When Raj got the bullet, he walked out of the boardroom wearing a blue suit and tie. Amongst other things, obv.

Downstairs, he gets into the cab wearing a white shirt and different tie.

Then the 'last word' is filmed, and he's back in the blue shirt ensemble again.

Rumour: They filmed everybody on the same day getting into the loser's cab.

CONTINUITY!!!

Unfortunately I now have a new problem with Saira.

What's the new? Has she stated her voting intention or something?

On his blog, he also dismisses the "final four" theory as "urban myth".

CONTINUITY!!!

And when Sebastian (I think) left, they gave the impression that he - as with everyone - got straight in the cab and went home, but the following morning there was a goodbye not from him written in lipstick on a mirror in the house.

Ergo, they get to go home and change or pack or whatever after being fired, but that looks like shit telly so they pretend it doesn't happen.

I missed last night due to forgetting to watch it. So, it's Saira and Tim then? I thought it'd be James and Miriam, but my g/f told me I'd just "picked the posh boy and the pretty girl" subconsciously...

But yeah, Tim deserved to win that.

I missed Miriam being fired when I was away, the follow-up show made her look hard-done-to.

According to this morning's Metro he's offered Saira a job as well anyway, so there you go. Mind you, last night's task was pretty much a one-horse race from the word go.

(I was subconsiously willing him "Go to t'College!" which he did.)

Ah well. Big Brother starts in 3 weeks or thereabouts.

Was Saira told to pick Paul to help her just so they could have a bust-up on screen?

The most interesting stuff, I thought, in the follow-up show was the women (Miriam in particular) asserting "business" women were terrible bosses - a point I think was made in the latest 'Kate sacked' thread. I didn't actually think Paul was all that bad. Saira picked him, allegedly, as a salesman but then (having decided she didn't like what he was doing) sat on him to the extent he struggled to sell anything. Nice also to see her admit last night that he did play a part in the sales in the art gallery, and that therefore she'd lied to SAS in the boardroom.

Added to last week's interview where she admitted to lying on her CV. Was she on valium when SAS gave his spiel about "I don't like liars, I don't like bullshitters..."?

Series 1 of Apprentice UK is currently on Dave (formerly UKTV2) at 9 on Thursdays. Saira Khan, you've been gone too long...

She does some sort of pseudo Business "game" on kids TV right now.

Karren Brady, the chief executive of Birmingham City Football Club, is to take over from Margaret Mountford as an adviser to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice.
Brady to take on Apprentice TV role
Birmingham City Football Club's Chief Executive Karren Brady is to take over from Margaret Mountford on The Apprentice
pa.press.net

Karren Brady, the chief executive of Birmingham City Football Club, is to take over from Margaret Mountford as an adviser to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice.

Ms Mountford quit at the end of the last series to pursue studies.

A spokeswoman for production company talkbackTHAMES said that 40-year-old Ms Brady - called in some quarters 'The First Lady of Football' - would take over as an adviser for the sixth series.

"Lord Sugar has decided to appoint Karren Brady, who has appeared in The Apprentice before," she said.

Ms Brady will accompany public relations executive Nick Hewer in monitoring candidates during their tasks.

In March 2006 she was chosen as team leader on a version of the BBC show for Comic Relief, where she led her team to victory over the boys' team, raising more than £750,000 for charity.

;_;