The Apprentice Task 1 - Reading between the lines

by **Afro** Tue 10 Jul 2012, 9:05 pm

It is preseason and the new rich owners of Reading have decided that Brian McDermott is not the man to take the club forward, and your team have been recruited to oversee the plans that will ultimately see them stay up in the Premier League.

You will find a suitable new manager and have been given £20m for buying players to achieve this target. The cost of player purchases will be those on http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk plus 20%. You can raise further funds through players sales – the price you will receive will be http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk less 20%. Loaning in a player will cost 20% of their TM value. A player who is not contracted, will be free to join you at no cost.

You will present your new manager and squad list (with details on all ins and outs), plus any other innovative ideas you have that will help the quest of staying up. This should be posted on this page no later than midday on Tuesday 17th July.

You will be judged on which team makes the best, most innovative and most realistic choices to keep Reading up.

The teams for the first task will be:

Hero
Nando
Mouse
Cherries

Sodhat
Viva
Olly
Brahma

I suggest both teams set-up a team page each, assign a project manager and pick a team name. I will be watching…

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 10 Jul 2012, 9:07 pm

WASSGORNON. I WILL SIGN UP BUH

by Bull Tue 10 Jul 2012, 9:08 pm

signed.

by Trebs Tue 10 Jul 2012, 9:08 pm

Lord Afrojack, I would be honoured to take part in this process and start up a 50/50 football club.

by Bull Tue 10 Jul 2012, 9:24 pm

Business skills: Business studies GCSE Wink

by sodhat Tue 10 Jul 2012, 10:18 pm

I'll play, I'm the Stuart Baggs of 606v2.

by Trebs Tue 10 Jul 2012, 10:25 pm

Are you a brand Sodhat?

by sodhat Tue 10 Jul 2012, 10:27 pm

Everything I touch turns to sold.

by **Afro** Tue 10 Jul 2012, 10:31 pm

sodhat wrote:Everything I touch turns to sold.

by cherriesfna Tue 10 Jul 2012, 10:44 pm

illdoit,what isit

by FIFA Diva Wed 11 Jul 2012, 9:34 am

I'm in oficially.

by Fernando Wed 11 Jul 2012, 9:53 am

sure im in The Apprentice Task 1 - Reading between the lines 3559488474

by Trebs Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:40 pm

Sodhat, you're not even a fish.

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 12:43 pm

I'm a big fish in a small pond!

I actually went back last night and watched some clips on youtube, and my favourite quote by a million miles is:

"I’m not a one-trick pony, I’m not a ten-trick pony – I’ve got a field of ponies waiting to literally run towards this"

by The Special Juan Wed 11 Jul 2012, 1:17 pm

Are you "sodhat - the brand"?

by Trebs Wed 11 Jul 2012, 2:51 pm

Any ideas when this will start?

by **Afro** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 2:57 pm

I am trying to rouse a few more numbers. Tomorrow at the latest.

by Fernando Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:22 pm

your have to start without me i shall be in Llangrannog, from tomorrow thumbsup

by **Afro** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:40 pm

Nice. I sometimes stay up the road in Penbryn

by **Hero** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:49 pm

Count me in then

by FIFA Diva Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:51 pm

Afro I want Bull, Cherries and Olly in my side please.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:52 pm

Please no.

by FIFA Diva Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:52 pm

Why don't you want to be in my side? Crying or Very sad

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:54 pm

I just don't want Cherries. I can handle Bull

by Bull Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:55 pm

i dont want to be on the same side as Viva due to same things Olly has just said.
but with it being

I dont want Cherries , i dont mind Olly.

by **Hero** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:56 pm

That made me think about the Dumb & Dumber sequel but apparently it's been cancelled.

by FIFA Diva Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:56 pm

Cherries is the whole bloody reason we HAVE to be on the same side, trust me guys we should be on the same side.

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:58 pm

So it'd be cherries, Bull, Olly, Viva

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

by **Hero** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 3:59 pm

TBH that'd be a great team to use.
For the other team it would be like getting into a fight with a Dwarf, you just can't come out of it looking good.

by Fernando Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:00 pm

yeah lets get on with it Whistle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:00 pm

sodhat wrote:So it'd be cherries, Bull, Olly, Viva

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

Hope a task about being in touch with youngsters these days doesn't come up for your team Soddy Whistle

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:00 pm

Hero wrote:TBH that'd be a great team to use.
For the other team it would be like getting into a fight with a Dwarf, you just can't come out of it looking good.

I'm using that anology!

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:01 pm

Olly wrote:
sodhat wrote:So it'd be cherries, Bull, Olly, Viva

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

Hope a task about being in touch with youngsters these days doesn't come up for your team Soddy

Hope a spelling test doesn't come up for yours...

by Fernando Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:01 pm

they have me im 21 The Apprentice Task 1 - Reading between the lines 3559488474

you wouldn't know what's cool if you were slapped with an ice cube

by **Hero** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:01 pm

I'm down widda kids, been Tweeting Grimmy earlier about the new Breakfast show job and everything!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:02 pm

sodhat wrote:
Olly wrote:
sodhat wrote:So it'd be cherries, Bull, Olly, Viva

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

Hope a task about being in touch with youngsters these days doesn't come up for your team Soddy

Hope a spelling test doesn't come up for yours...

What you didn't know is that I was in top set spelling king

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:03 pm

Olly wrote:
sodhat wrote:
Olly wrote:
sodhat wrote:So it'd be cherries, Bull, Olly, Viva

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

Hope a task about being in touch with youngsters these days doesn't come up for your team Soddy

Hope a spelling test doesn't come up for yours...

What you didn't know is that I was in top set spelling

If Messi played for Dagenham and Redbridge they'd still be crap, though.

by Bull Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:04 pm

oh ..

Me
Olly
Viva
Sodhat

interesting whats are team name?

by **Hero** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:05 pm

I got Cherry picard

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:05 pm

TheBrahmaBull wrote:oh ..

Me
Olly
Viva
Sodhat

interesting whats are team name?

The Wet Bandits.

by Bull Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:05 pm

by FIFA Diva Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:05 pm

Oh yes so it confirmed. Come on team Homosexualsssss.

by Bull Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:06 pm

Viva No.

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:06 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Oh yes so it confirmed. Come on team Homosexualsssss.

We're The Wet Bandits!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:06 pm

Hero wrote:I got Cherry

#screwed

by **Afro** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:06 pm

I tried to split the teams as evenly as possible.

One piece of advice, you might want to steer clear of getting Cherries to type the final submission. I like easy reading.

by Bull Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:07 pm

Both are awful names.

by sodhat Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:07 pm

Suggest one then?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:07 pm

Afro what is the link only admins can see?

by **Afro** Wed 11 Jul 2012, 4:08 pm

Olly wrote:Afro what is the link only admins can see?

What do you mean Olly? The league runner pages?

When you have Team Names and PMs, please can you let me know

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