The Apprentice Task 1 - Reading between the lines

by **Afro** Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:05 am

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** Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:07 am

WASSGORNON. I WILL SIGN UP BUH

by Bull Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:08 am

signed.

by Trebs Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:08 am

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

by Bull Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:24 am

Business skills: Business studies GCSE Wink

by sodhat Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:18 am

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

by Trebs Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:25 am

Are you a brand Sodhat?

by sodhat Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:27 am

Everything I touch turns to sold.

by **Afro** Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:31 am

sodhat wrote:Everything I touch turns to sold.

by cherriesfna Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:44 am

illdoit,what isit

by FIFA Diva Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:34 pm

I'm in oficially.

by Fernando Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:53 pm

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

by Trebs Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:40 pm

Sodhat, you're not even a fish.

by sodhat Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:43 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 Jul 11, 2012 11:17 pm

Are you "sodhat - the brand"?

by Trebs Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:51 am

Any ideas when this will start?

by **Afro** Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:57 am

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

by Fernando Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:22 am

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

by **Afro** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:40 am

Nice. I sometimes stay up the road in Penbryn

by **Hero** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:49 am

Count me in then

by FIFA Diva Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:51 am

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

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:52 am

Please no.

by FIFA Diva Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:52 am

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

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:54 am

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

by Bull Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:55 am

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** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:56 am

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

by FIFA Diva Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:56 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:58 am

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

vs

Me, Hero, Trebs, Nando

Sounds fine to me...

by **Hero** Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:59 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 am

yeah lets get on with it Whistle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:01 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:01 am

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** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:01 am

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

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:02 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:03 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:04 am

oh ..

Me
Olly
Viva
Sodhat

interesting whats are team name?

by **Hero** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:05 am

I got Cherry picard

by sodhat Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:05 am

TheBrahmaBull wrote:oh ..

Me
Olly
Viva
Sodhat

interesting whats are team name?

The Wet Bandits.

by Bull Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:05 am

by FIFA Diva Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:05 am

Oh yes so it confirmed. Come on team Homosexualsssss.

by Bull Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:06 am

Viva No.

by sodhat Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:06 am

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

We're The Wet Bandits!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:06 am

Hero wrote:I got Cherry

#screwed

by **Afro** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:06 am

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 Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:07 am

Both are awful names.

by sodhat Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:07 am

Suggest one then?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:07 am

Afro what is the link only admins can see?

by **Afro** Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:08 am

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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