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A good day with no news other than a holding RNS. Imagine what response there could be should the pilot project be successful in the U.S as mentioned in the RNS in November. Result should be known within 6 months of RNS. Now wish I had bought twice as many shares in the 80s, but more than content with how things are. No funds to top up unless I sell elsewhere. Regards CM

Good evening anon3, and welcome to the board. Re. Nik Philpot's share sales, if you look at the RNSs you will find that he has actually increased his holdings in the company by exercising options at a lower price and then selling some but not all of them in each circumstance for the reason you have stated below. Can't blame him. If he continues with his staff to drive the share price Northwards then I will remain content. Regarding Britishbulls, well, they can be a useful source of information but more for traders rather than investors. They can change their opinion very quickly which can be useful for those who want to dip in and out of the market quickly. But beware of the spread, commission and stamp duty involved (for any share). If like me you have limited funds and are only prepared or able to "invest" a small amount then following them will often not prove profitable. Better to study the fundamentals and find as much info. about the company as possible, reading RNSs and looking at both negative as well as positive contents within, particularly the Chairmans statements. I believe there is more to come for ECK. I don't expect, nor want it, to rocket. I would be happier with a steadier rise which ECK to date have provided. Good luck and regards CM

I have just seen it myself BT and was literally about to post it when I noticed someone had posted on here. Great minds think alike!, well, not sure about my mind but I have every confidence in yours!. GBG has so many lights under so many bushels I'm surprised others can't see the glow from afar. There may be a trading update at anytime, but expect a pre-close trading statement around late March. Regards CM

Retrace yes; but still above where we were this time last Friday before the article in the Mail on Sunday. No need to worry. Regards CM

Good evening Ecovest; welcome to the board; tends to be very quiet on here, unlike many others. One share I am invested in right now is COMS, the board of which is so busy that if I post on there it is lost amongst literally dozens of others. Might need to sell out of that one first thing on Monday after late RNS today and possibly buy back in later, unlike this one which should prove rewarding over a longer period of time. Regards and good luck CM

More news from GBG website: http://www.gbgplc.com/news/gb-news/richard-law-wins-ceo-of-the-year Regards CM

Hello Jonese, welcome to the board. Sorry, I can't help you regarding why there have been so many sells recently. Sometimes these things happen for no apparent reason. The last RNS stated the following: Trading Update Netcall plc (AIM: NET), a leading customer engagement software provider, is pleased to give an update on trading for the six month period ended 31 December 2013. The Company has continued to trade comfortably in line with management expectations throughout the first half of the year which has been characterised by strong sales momentum and double digit percentage growth in orders from new and existing customers. The Group has a robust cash position, maintaining its debt free balance sheet. At 31 December 2013 the net cash balance had increased to £10.0m (30 June 2013: £9.2m). Henrik Bang, CEO of Netcall commented: "We have continued to see strong demand for our product suite with double digit new sales order growth from both existing and new customers driven by solid growth for the Group's Liberty Contact Centre platform and Business Process Management solutions ("BPM"). The sales momentum combined with our high levels of recurring revenue has increased revenue visibility and the Board remains confident about a positive outcome to the year." The RNS is positive, nothing negative to be concerned about from what I can read. "The Company has continued to trade comfortably in line with management expectations" is very re-assuring; not far off "ahead of management expectations". Interim results out on 25 February. True there has been a retrace in the share price from its' high, but there has been the case with many other shares. At its' high it was probably ahead of itself. On a mid to longer term view, I remain relatively confident of the future of NET. I am not expecting fireworks; not expecting to see 100p on the horizon just yet. Personally I would settle for somewhere between 70p-80p by year end, giving a return of between 27% and 45% on todays price. Of course some/many investors would want more, but more often that means higher risk and I am of the age now where I would settle for less return and lower risk thank you. Below is the last news from growthcompanyinvestor.co.uk which may be of interest. http://www.growthcompany.co.uk/news/2395377/netcall-ups-dividend-40.thtml If/when I find more news I will post it here. Hope this helps. Good luck. Regards CM

Yes. News of a possible interim dividend too. Perhaps I should re-jig my portfolio and put more in here. Regards CM

Evening BT. Good to hear from you. I am gradually on the up but not 100% yet. Generally I am in great health so this has caught me out somewhat. I see the surgeon again on Thursday, after which I hope to get a date for surgery. Will then need to book "annual leave" since I get no sick leave from work; or lose pay. Hmm!. Enough said. Not a good day for the market generally, and I think not good for tomorrow with the DOW down over 300 points. The worry isn't just the emerging markets but the U.S deficit ceiling has raised its ugly head again. We've been here before of course on a number of occasions along with the Greek crisis and the Eurozone crisis. It's possibly no bad thing that the market has retraced somewhat to get rid of the froth,but I think we are in for a difficult time for a few weeks possibly with volatility. This is likely to effect most shares regardless of their fundamentals and their strength but some more than others. GBG should fair better than many. It's probably another time of having to sit things out and try not to think of the immediate short term. I certainly think it is having more of an effect on GBO, the current retrace having more to do with the general market rather than the short positions. Very frustrating nonetheless. Re COMS; well..........., I bought back in last week. I had been dilly dallying around 6.6-7p and ended up paying closer to 8p on Thursday. I think there is far too much optimism on their board on the back of the share movement this last week or so and I too believe there will be a retrace some time. Hopefully not by much. There needs to be a period of consolidation to build support. We'll see what happens. A good idea I think reviewing holdings. I have added to mine over the last few months. Apart from GBO the new holdings are doing reasonably well and are promising, but ideally I should hold less. I still hold ECK, GBG, NET and TRCS from old and I am in no rush to sell them at present. Think we probably need belt and braces right now though. Hope your volunteering isn't/won't take up too much of your time. Good luck with the BBQ!. Grey squirrel is on the menu at one of the hotels not too far from here!; don't know about moles though; guess you would need more of them to make a meal. Good luck and regards CM

Report in todays Daily Mail. Expect a rise in sp tomorrow.

I think ECK is very different from the shares mentioned below, it is profitable, winning contracts and reading the latest trading update is very positive; so overall I would say the immediate future is pretty good. But in essence I agree with what you say Rhyoes. And of course, DYOR. Yes, ECK has had a good run, but imo there is more to come all be it at a sedate pace as i posted below. One test I have for myself is to ask myself, "can I sleep easily with this?, or will it give me sleepless nights?". If the former then that is ok; if it falls more into the second category then it may be time for me to sell. At present I feel I can rest easy(ish). Regards CM

With respect, I would be a little cautious of what RHPS say. I have read so many bad reports on various boards about the publication that I would view what is said of no more than of interest and would never invest on its recommendation alone. As for any target price, well, again, of interest only. 75p is a long way off for ECK which tends to trend upwards at a sedate pace. I doubt RHPS give a time frame for the target to be met, you will find that common practise even from brokers who cover any share. I believe the next set of results will be encouraging on the back of new and renewed contracts but a more realistic share price for the medium term is more like 45p to 50p. Now, that may sound rather boring compared to the like of COMS, in which I have a holding also, but I can live with a slow burner generally easier (perhaps it's my age). Personally, I find the news and recommendations from growthcompanyinvestor.co.uk is more balanced, unbiased and more researched. Likewise though, I would only use GCI as a source for research, backing it up with reading through as many as the RNSs as possible, studying the Chairmans statements, looking for negatives as well as positives, studying the fundamentals and even looking at the companys' website. Plenty of time imo to invest in ECK; I don't see it shooting up anytime soon; but who knows, I may be wrong. I originally invested in ECK at around 8p, sold out during some global crisis at around 7p!, then re-invested at around 14.25p; since when I have further invested twice more. I could easily argue the case for me to invest further, but funds are low to non-existent right now without selling elsewhere. Good luck folk with all of your investments. Regards CM

Bit of info for you. http://www.growthcompany.co.uk/recommendations/2392613/eckoh.thtml Regards CM

Whoops, sorry, wrong link, try the following: http://www.growthcompany.co.uk/recommendations/2424012/hayward-tyler.thtml Regards CM

Yes. I've noticed. I doubled my holding in HAYT on Wednesday. I didn't have a huge holding nor do I now but I think of TRCS when I bought in at around 87p or so and now it is over 200p. Hopefully, like TRCS this may remain a quiet board. I posted the below back in October; you may have read it previously, but worth another read. http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/2509/globo-maintains-robust-growth-seen-in-2013--2509.html Regards CM

I see you were busy buying around mid day again!. Leave some for someone else GW!. Regards CM

Good evening BT; good to hear from you. Hope your time away was good. Unfortunately you don't find me too well just now, only short term jobbie, but need to get to bed soon. See the dr. tomorrow, then hospital Thursday week to see (literally I hope) the eye surgeon again. No worries though. Yes, shorters trying to play games still with GBO. One of them mentioned GBG in one of their "informative" blogs a couple of months ago, but so far it has stayed clear of the noise and nonsense. Came close to investing in COMS again yesterday, but opted out due to state of market and not really wanting to have yet another holding in a company. Often it is better to keep to what we know and not have too many holdings. Besides today, HAYT have come up with a very good RNS and I may decide to invest further there instead. Don't think it will be as stellar as COMS but it is quieter and probably suits my risk appetite better. Then again, ECK is vying for my attention, but fear if I increase my holding there I may be too much exposed. Hope you are not too cold and/or wet in Cambs.; just remains damp and dull up here; liquid sunshine as some would say. Regards CM

Good evening GW. Hargreave Hale have confidence; their holding just shy of 20% now. This share still off most folks' radar. Quietly does it' Regards CM

Good evening AP. As I am sure you will be aware by now, the massive sale around 10.30 this morning was the placing of the shares from MBE. They have already been accounted for/taken up by other institutions/investors. This along with the inaugural dividend declaration and notice of a final dividend declaration is extremely positive. I will have to assess my portfolio and funds to see just how I can increase my small holding here. This is a quiet board and HAYT is off most investors radars. Shan, if you are looking in, then this could be another TRCS but on a faster motor. Good luck all Regards CM

Good evening Boak. Just in case you were thinking you may be talking to yourself; rest assured you are not. I invested here early days (still is). I don't think this is going to shoot up anytime soon but often promising companies don't. I prefer a steady climb rather than spikes and fall backs. My risk appetite isn't what it use to be now that I am older so a quieter share suits me in a number of ways. Also a quieter board. I would be happy to have a 20% return over the year, any more of course I would welcome with open arms. There is also the prospect of a dividend at some time which is a mark of a strong company. We need patience here I think. Regards CM ps A buy up to 114p?, no, I think it will surpass that.