http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml en-gb 30 Tue 29 Dec 2009 23:41:31 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=19#comment97 Who's Middlesbrough United?! Get it right BBC! Tue 26 May 2009 16:18:32 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=19#comment96 he dont care he's going to be millionaire fairly soon and im not joking. Fri 22 May 2009 20:32:50 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=19#comment95 It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight,Risin' up to the challenge of our rival,And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night,And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger!yeeeeeeeahhhh! Thu 21 May 2009 09:46:27 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=19#comment94 Rocky seemed nice. But unfortunately, indeed clueless. So I'd assume, he is better off with the sandwich business anyway. No doubt that there will be lots of "wanna be sandwich queen" soon. Hopefully, he will resist until he truly is in love. He is nice. Not a contender to the Philipp's and Ben's in this world. I suppose, if it weren't for the show, SAS would have kept him. Thu 07 May 2009 23:17:00 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=18#comment93 I don't think that Rocky shud have been fired. plus he wz hot! nd i think tht Rocky is a cool name! Gd look wiv wat u do next Rocky ;) Sun 03 May 2009 20:40:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=18#comment92 That 'I'm not sure about this look' (above) probably sealed your fate... Thu 30 Apr 2009 00:42:42 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=18#comment91 Rock is from my part of the country so I was desperate for him to do well!Poor Rocky you should still be here!! Sun 26 Apr 2009 14:41:13 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=18#comment90 It's Middlesbrough F.C (Football Club) NOT United.............. Wed 22 Apr 2009 15:50:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=18#comment89 Rocky, It's time to hit the road! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROCKY ROAD!!! Mon 20 Apr 2009 14:04:41 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=17#comment88 Rocky was the best contender. It was the other people on his team that let him down especially James!!he was very cute! Thu 16 Apr 2009 17:49:56 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=17#comment87 ha your fired ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thugh i did like you Thu 16 Apr 2009 14:16:29 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=17#comment86 Pretty clueless, but didn't deserve to be fired so early. Sir Alan's default mode is "fire the team leader". Thu 16 Apr 2009 10:54:47 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=17#comment85 Just one tiny problem, who are 'Middlesbrough United'?I think you just mean 'Middlesbrough Football Club'.Get your facts right please. Wed 15 Apr 2009 23:30:33 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=17#comment84 Runs a large sandwitch chain already and losses a catering task ? hmmmm Wed 15 Apr 2009 16:11:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=16#comment83 look everyone i went to the same school as rocky and yes he is called rocky all his family are named after boxers. his dad started the sandwitch shop and he gave it to rocky so no he didnt start his own sandwitch shop but he does run it. and final who every made this website is stupid because there is no such thing as middlesbrough united its just middlesbrough ok!!!!!! thank you Thu 09 Apr 2009 14:35:01 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=16#comment82 Rocky I thought you were brilliant & its a traversty James is still in it after being disasterous in tasks 2 & 3.Sir Alan made a huge mistake firing you so soon, and he doesnt make many. Wed 08 Apr 2009 23:32:39 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=16#comment81 This man should never have been fired... Should Sir be fired... Please look long and hard Sir before you get rid. Wed 08 Apr 2009 21:28:27 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=16#comment80 Rocky may well regret getting fired so early in the contest, as there doesn't seem to be an obvious candidate to win The Apprentice 5. Tue 07 Apr 2009 16:47:28 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=16#comment79 The guy clearly has a big chip on his shoulder because he is a from north-east and views southerners with suspicion. Having said that, he didn't deserve to be fired. But I wonder if the Beeb realised too late that he might have some interesting 'family' connections? Sun 05 Apr 2009 18:39:08 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=15#comment78 Understandably, Rocky had to be fired. The one task where his skills, leadership, and experience should have won him the task he lost it. Other team members were just as useless too, however this should have been a task he walked.... or should it?I'm always very cynical about young buisness types boasting about huge successes. Behind every great man there is a great woman, or so the saying goes. And I also feel than very young business people (bearing in mind he 'started' the business at 16 years old) tend to have a 'great Mummy or Daddy' behind them.It's no secret that many parents help their offspring start businesses by putting up the money for it in the first place. It's also common practice for people to use their children as Directors in a business that they do not want direct links to - if the business goes bust then they are not soley responsible for it etc etc.My comments are not based on jealousy or envy - I admire anyone that genuinely starts a business and makes a success of it. What really annoys me is when people 'ride the success' of a path that was laid out for them by someone else. I have no idea if this is the case for Rocky.Even owning 15 sandwich shops with a healthy turnover, I would be genuinely surpised that he would allocate himself a salary of over £100,000 a year. Apart from the obvious tax implications, he is also taking a hefty sum out of a business which is still in it's early years. This harks back to the question of why would he want to become an Apprentice and earn less money? I believe that he would be actually earning more money with Sir Alan than what he is taking out of the business, and I'm sure that this would have been exposed had he got as far as the Interview round in week 10.Perhaps by publically announcing that he earns all this money is a sly way of taking a dig at the football friends he has left behind. Maybe not earning as much as they (or he) would be earning in a football career, but maybe dispelling myths that he went from playing football to 'making sandwiches'.He's certainly a very fortunate guy. Whether that be because of family financial support or because he is involved with a successful small business.I do wonder though, why on earth is a 21 year old lad earning over £100,000 still living at home with Mum & Dad? Fri 03 Apr 2009 10:23:02 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=15#comment77 have you read his profile?? he has 15 SHOPS not vans with 150+ staff Thu 02 Apr 2009 15:39:20 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=15#comment76 Hmm, could a youngster sellling cheap sandwiches, probably via a van, with friends and family probably making them - Possibly be worth a £100k job realistically...? Thu 02 Apr 2009 12:16:51 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=15#comment75 I think he shold have done a lot better but the standard of food was appalling he had no chance when he went into the boardroom and looked like he was about to burst into tears come back when you are a bit older. Thu 02 Apr 2009 10:57:07 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=15#comment74 I dealt with his sandwich business before 2002 if he established the business then he did it before he was 16. But good on the lad flying the flag for Middlesbrough. Thu 02 Apr 2009 09:26:09 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=14#comment73 He left school at 16 to pursue a football career with Middlesbrough United, that well known North East football club..... Thu 02 Apr 2009 08:05:15 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=14#comment72 "For me business is about... being willing to make mistakes..." Yes... so he is out!!! Wed 01 Apr 2009 23:22:10 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=14#comment71 Shouldn't the latest comment appear at the top? Wed 01 Apr 2009 13:18:12 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=14#comment70 i thik this gezzer will win, hes 21, so sir alan will be on the lok for sum1 young, he started business at 17. sir alan will be like i see my self in him...... jus like micheal from the last series Tue 31 Mar 2009 18:22:03 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=14#comment69 15 sandwich shops and he's on the Apprentice, mmmm, not to sure about his claims but if he makes it to the last 4 i'd be eager to see how he holds up to the grilling from SAS mates after the background checks. 15 sandwich shops I'd be driving round counting the cash each day not wasting time on a reality tv show. Also it's interesting to note that the one true entrepreneur doesn't appear to have any qualifications, which is very interesting as it fits in with the profile of an entrepreneur. Tue 31 Mar 2009 12:28:30 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=13#comment68 He could be a v.good contender, just as long as he doesn't go on about his 'age' like Alex annoyingly did last year. Sat 28 Mar 2009 17:42:53 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=13#comment67 you have to respect this guy! Fri 27 Mar 2009 18:28:25 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=13#comment66 Despite that fact that he has lack of qualifications this doesn't not matter at all, Rocky has shown that he has the ability to be succefull in Business through the begining of his Business. Fri 27 Mar 2009 16:47:24 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=13#comment65 This post has been Removed Fri 27 Mar 2009 00:20:32 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=13#comment64 ahhhh mrshampson go on, stick the pic up, al print it out and stick it up at work for when he comes in haha x Thu 26 Mar 2009 15:47:07 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=12#comment63 Who was it that said on last night's programme 'I look posh and I sound posh' with a heavy northern accent? Thu 26 Mar 2009 14:19:26 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=12#comment62 Why is he applying for a job which pays less than he's already earning?! Thu 26 Mar 2009 14:15:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=12#comment61 Rocky seems to have talented entreuperual spirit at possibly the youngest age ever?younger than alex wotherspoon from series 4 Thu 26 Mar 2009 09:11:03 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candidates/biographies/c_400006.shtml?page=12#comment60 rocky is from boro and he owns fatso's i know people who have worked for him .. hes ment to be fav to win it .. UP THE BORO Wed 25 Mar 2009 23:12:09 GMT+1