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Hi guys. I am heavily invested in Halfords, but I honestly think the small rise on Friday was more due to the fact that this is a very low volume share. Since the tumble this week, Halfords shares have lost the least in my portfolio (7%). Again I think this is because it is a low volume share and to be fair, the shares were quite a bit down before this week (being shorted i suspect). All credit to Halfords they have made a huge effort in revamping their business recently. When I was buying some car detailing products recently, I found out that all the staff had been on a training course to detail (clean and polish) a car. They actually knew what they were talking about. The warranty on my second hand car preferred to use Halfords auto centre when the car needed a repair, the experience was far better than most garages, and was what made me decide to invest. I think Halfords are moving in the right direction, which means providing more services and focusing on retail that is not suitable over the internet; i.e. bikes etc. I hope they have not suffered any damage in the floods, and again there a lot of products in Halfords that could be useful in the aftermath.

I cant understand why the share price has gone up today, if they are at the beginning of job cuts. It must be a sign that bad results are coming. I think this is a sell, anyone disagree?

It is a poor excuse. They are a bunch of muppets. I think the results will not look good, but hopefully all of these facts are already currently priced in.

all these posts just shouting out numbers with no substantiation are getting very tiresome now. This wont move until Wipac is sold. The volumes of sales are tiny at the moment, just small time people punting a few hundred quid. One big buy, which wasn't huge, either. Hardly compelling evidence of an appetite for investment. This company has serious issues that it needs to solve. Once they have done this, they will be a much smaller company that probably wont be able to pay a dividend immediately. I see 30 pence after Wipac is sold (assuming the outcome is positive). The board spout a lot of rubbish too, they might not even be able to sell Wipac. It is a very complex situation, that you clearly dont understand. Although I am invested, I am very skeptical.

Given the RNS on 1st Nov, what are we waiting for now for the shares to begin trading again please?

IMO - Deliberately not releasing results due to them being bad. Hoping to release them, when they have some good news. i.e. sale of Wipac. Appears Wipac sale not easy, I guess partly lack of interest, and party pigheadedness on their part. Must be hard to sell a UK manufacturing business in the current climate. Sailing very close to the wind now. I think the accounts have to be published 9 months from due date, so that takes us to 31st December. Only 2 months left to pull the rabbit from the hat or thumb out of ass. I still think administration of Wipac is a possibility. I still think takeover of Carclo a possibility.

Looks like Woodfords holding has been transferred - circa 20%.

Thanks for your opinion. Well done for joining TODAY and well done for making your first post in a share that you wouldn't touch. Are you able to make any more predictions? or go in to any more detail about the cut in dividend and weak cash flow? I have noticed some strange movements in the last couple of days on this share, and feel it is being manipulated by shorters, who have 3% These shorters will do what ever it takes to drive the price down y'know, some have even been known to post on this site, so don't believe everything you read here.

Dbay now have until the 16th Oct to announce an intention. TVFC currently have until the 18th Oct to announce an intention, or "This deadline can be extended further with the consent of the Panel". I wonder how long they can all string this out for.

Hi rugs, Interesting summary you posted. Yes so we have 18 or so parties with significant holdings. Since the share price has decreased over time, and when suspended was pretty much at an all time low, I would assume that these parties would have bought for at least 70 pence? Therefore unlikely that these 'experts' are going to be looking at a loss? I really have no idea, just trying to clarify my understanding. I would be interested to know best and worst case scenarios. I bought in at 100p and expecting a loss here.

Good call to sell. I don't think anything exciting will happen in the short term.

Interested to hear any scenarios.. I have a feeling we are going to get screwed.

Just for my understanding, if any company was being taken over at say 170 pence, why would the share price increase, and how much by. I know shares generally jump on take over, but not sure why.

I bought in around 2.30, spent last 8 months watching the SP decrease. Each month wishing I had sold last month. I cant see Amazon taking it over. If other stocks start to bounce back, I will sell and swallow the loss. As a customer I really like Morrisons, the delivery and café especially. But as an investor, its been one of my worst picks.

1GW_, great post. I was thinking it was along the lines of this. In other words, at the moment the delay is strategic.

Bought in at around 190 at peak in April. Really knew I should have sold before the update at around 175 last week. Would of been a loss of only a few 100 after factoring in the Divi. But didnt. Anyway I manned up today and sold out at 162. I don't see any significant share growth in the next 2 years. I do think the housing market will tank. I do think TW peers are all going to perform badly. The sector is done. Have bought in to another sector that I truly believe in today, which is down as everything is down. Hope to recoup 20% of my TW losses in the next week or two as they rebound. Have read some of the positive sentiment on this board. Don't see it myself, but If it does recover, then it wont be for a while and maybe by then I will have made some gains else where. May buy a few if the price is right in the run up to July 2020, but in the mean time my money can do more else where. Also saw a crack in one of their new builds last night LOL. Bye!

Yeh 2 big sells yesterday. Judging by the amount that was sold, and the volatile situation - (why would you sell at an all time low), My feeling is that someone knows something bad.

think the fall is due to woodford selling more, nothing else. wish I could have bought more this morning. Already back about 6%

Yes a glimmer of hope. The execution has been delayed for another month. I made a speculative investment at 19p a few weeks back. I cant see it folding, its too big. Expect Wipac will be disposed off one way or another.

I have no idea, but SP only seems to go down! Feel it probably manipulation. Just have to sit it out.