Firstly, thanks to those who responded to the poll or left comments on Facebook in relation to whether you’d be watching the Junior Apprentice on BBC or sticking with Bill & Co on TV3. The result was a resounding “Both”, which was all the excuse I needed to switch over and check out the Junior Apprentice show for the first time last night. (I gave myself last week off, what with it being a bank holiday and all).
So I tuned in last night expecting it to be slightly better than the Irish version but nothing too impressive because, let’s face it, the candidates are just teenagers. Having watched it, I actually think most of these juniors would run rings around the mad lot that Bill is currently working with. Even as junior candidates most of them are far more professional, better presented and actually have more business acumen than the current batch of Irish candidates. Furthermore, the whole show is more enjoyable than the two hours of what feels like teeth pulling on TV3. Bill, I hope you are taking notes somewhere.
I haven’t had much positive to say about the Irish candidates but there’s actually a couple of standouts on the Junior show already for me, even after having only watched one episode. Harry M, who managed to sell the ugliest plant I’ve ever seen through persistence and a little luck, and also Zara, who was so impressive I think she could actually win the Irish show without much effort. I’m going to go ahead and pick Zara as the winner of the Junior Apprentice. And we welcome more predictions from you on Facebook or in the comments section so don’t be shy…….particularly if you agree with me.
Once the juniors show was finished, I switched over to Bill and Co in time to see Eugene’s team had lost the task and that the other team made a staggering €53,000 worth of sales…..of chocolate bars? Did I pick the wrong week to switch?
Here’s some comments from the Twitter folk and please share your thoughts too!
@brokenbottleboy "There's not a lot of numbers in economics…" Join the Greek government James, you'll go far #apprentice
@robyninatizzy Why did was last weeks task on the #apprentice to make something for kids? Their barely out of childhood them selves :')
@CharlieWaters After he ballsed up two-out-of-three pitches last week, is it really wise to send Lewis to the flower pitches? #apprentice