Twitter regarding a variety of topics - including which football club the other supports. But in a blow to Lord Sugar, who has reportedly said he wants to continue on the show for another five years, Piers was chosen as the public's prime candidate to replace the former Tottenham Hotspurs chairman.The poll was carried out last year by the Radio Times, which questioned around 8,000 people over who they wanted in the hot-seat should Lord Sugar step aside.Piers - who won the US version of the then-Donald Trump-fronted show - claimed a whopping 49 percent of the vote, ahead of Dragons Den favourite Peter Jones.The top five was completed with Virgin tycoon Richard Branson in third, with fellow BBC stars Duncan Bannatyne and Deborah Meaden.