Christopher Farrell has become the latest contestant to be fired on last night’s ‘The Apprentice’.
Lord Sugar told the ex-marine that he lacked the spark of genius required.
Before dismissing him, Lord Sugar said: "You do work hard, there’s no question of that. My concern is that you perhaps don’t have that spark of entrepreneurial genius that I'm looking for."
Farrell commented later: "Lord Sugar says you can't be nice in business; that's one thing I do disagree with him with. Nice people get far in life sometimes."
The 28-year-old mortgage broker was fired after his team Synergy lost out to rivals Apollo in their task of selling British crisps in Germany.
Synergy lost a crucial sale when they chose an afternoon appointment with a major hotel chain, while Apollo visited them first thing in the morning and cornered the market.
Farrell is currently on police bail over fraud allegations which are believed to be relating to making a false representation via cheque or card.
He will find out next month whether he is to be charged with fraud pending a decision from the Crown Prosecution Service.
