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Cheers guys!

Since i already have a load of these, i,ve just averaged down. If i didnt already have them i,d probably have gone for a punt back to 20. Not happy about the cnt-esque comparisons but my view is that they,ve significantly down-graded the profit expectations,so anything vaguely positive or "not as bad as the bad we were expecting......" next tuesday will give us a good bounce,if not then i guess i,ll be even more naffed off than i was when i opened the computer this morning!!!

I,ll bear that one in mind on my next trip south mate! Well today i flogged the itv for a small profit,lumped it into TNI,hopefully the right call,also had 27000 sync with the change on that one,maybe another moni but thats all i know about them. NVTA,what an opportunity to make some money that might be,heaps of positives but the liquidity a bit dodge on the big numbers if one is trying to trade,i,m not but have an idea to derisk and slice a few if they get to 10p,good idea or bad? Seriously mate,i reckon the ones with the very unfortunate ticker are more likely to get suspended and i saw deloitte are in there which is what happened with woolies if you remember,if nothing else the fact that someone is making "phoenix comparisons" with BP,s recent fall from favour should keep you away, we,re so tuned into trying to buy everything at the lowest point,maybe if it sorts out some of the issues and starts climbing? CSLT,just keeping my 50k of them tucked away,havent been tempted to average down as my strategy has evolved or dare i say matured to trading less and rarely carrying an "open" position so no compulsion to sell any of them unless i specifically want something else be it new one or average down,hence in/out of ITV and using proceeds rather than trying to juggle within the confines of the dreaded t-10. Yes things happier and more settled on the homefront now,for a change!!!

Well,well....long time no speak bud,I'm a bit further up the M5 than that but have recent fond memories of Seatown and the Anchor Inn,just down from golden cap,hope you found it? Shares been consolidating,more in less,biggest aims are mwana and noventa (funny that!!!), and having a go at newspapers at the moment,heavily into jpr and looking into tni. Not in the one with the unfortunate ticker code,honestly reckon they might go pop,could be wrong but not playing that game. Work middleing for me' but a busy day tomorrow as covering holidays. Have been looking at sync,should I be? Glad work is busy for you. Still clinging onto cosalt but finally gave up on hawk,too many promises,for those in there I hope it comes off but I've heard it all too many times....,good to see you posting again bud and I now have put a ring on the new girls finger,not the npton one,the one down here!!!!! Catch up soon buddy,james

To be honest I haven't looked at this since I last posted mate,told my broker to do the biz and who knows where they'll go,most aim shares like this are a bit of a scatter gun and some hit the target some don't! Let's hope this company does whatever it's supposed to do and we can achieve what we set out to do in the first place and actually make a profit,good luck with these and whatever others you're into.

Okay heres what i did and what i know. Pure curiousity i bought a million ages ago which then became 100k then suspension and i assumed they,d gone bust(about 500 quids worth). Now they,re back and about to go for a name change to water intelligence systems or something like that. The 00 is clearly massively dilutive and a damned if you do/damned if you dont scenario from what i can see. My understanding is that pretty much all the shares are PI,s rather than II,s and that 650k of the million is under-written,the rest is down to us lot. On my post-con holding of 100k, i,m being offered 244 shares which means i chuck another 180 quid at them or just ignore it and if i do that the dilutive effect,i may as well write it off but since i,d already done that,i,m only going to lose less than 200 quid which isnt really a lot in share terms. The company i know scant detail about but i guess if they survive then who knows,if they ever show me a profit, i,ll prpobably sell up, so i,m taking up the 00,good luck all!

Well,well,another bad week on the markets come and gone,bit of a bounce today but nothing to get excited about. Thinned out a few,bought a few,holding the usual suspects,would love to buy more noventa but..............hope all okay your end mate>

Hope you had a good time at the steam fair and in the beer tent! Posted you back on cosalt,wish I'd averaged down on them when they had a 4 in front now and I'd be showing that rare entity called a profit on one of my aim shares,although until Friday I was on those green bus shares,optare,had high hopes for them having more by luck that judgement got in at the bottom. No big plans other than a vague notion that Connaught ( the interesting ticker code) may have been oversold after issuing a negative statement at 4pm on Friday resulting in a 32% drop,down 100points,depending on whether I get up in time might have a look,other than that it's mostly holding the stuff I've got and keeping a lookout for any opportunities to make a profit on things like regal petroleum or the slim chance hawk might get bought out or something! Work busy over the weekend but had the day off Saturday to take the new girlfriend to meet the folks for the second time.......! Anyway bud catch up soon,james

Bought some more noventa today,please tell me i did the right thing!!! Budget seems okay for the self-employed i think,not worried about CGT,wish i could cross the threshold one day(losses can be offset from previous years?). Cosalt went up a bit yesterday but havent looked since. Havent dared buy any SYNC,its just the ticker that puts me off!!! Oh and had a small go at caza as well,did okay on them last time and made an unexpected profit!

Glad work is going well for you mate,that bad debt can be written off against profits I hope. Haven't got a SIPP, just a vague belief that my business,house,shares and a small development project I have will provide the bare bones of a pension if and when that time comes, no kids yet so different priorities to you(currently). BP is an expansive subject at the moment,just been Reading this weeks IC and none the wiser,will keep an eye for short profits,try and tuck a few away and I fear be ready to average down. It's interesting as I've got shareprice on my 'phone and the us trades gives a bit of a window into the next day,ADR,s whatever they are but about 30 'bucks' a go and down as much as ours. Noventa I've developed a hold for a longtime view,a rareity for me but can't find any negatives there and Mozambique seems to be attracting overseas investors with the Russians building that coast road,imagine what would happen to mwana if it was business as usual at vic falls etc!! Anyway cheers for the reply and dropped in a bottle of old thumper to a mate who's just moved house and is a real ale fan,he was very impressed with that one,and who wouldn't be! Catch up soon bud.

Hope you had a good week mate. Didn't do much on shares except dipped my toe into BP on Friday when it looked like it had started going back up,errr not so sure I timed that right,but can always average down!!! I remember a couple of years ago someone posted on legal and general when they went down to 20p something along the lines of buy them and forget about them, I.e.buy when on fear and hold. Having said that,I,ll probably sell on a 10p rise,you know how it is!! None of the usual suspects seem to have achieved takeovers,resources finds etc etc(ironic I now have shares in an oil company that wants to get rid of the stuff rather than find it!). Also tucked away a grands worth of LMT which I know nothing about but looked interesting,heard of them? Another interesting one I've been quietly topping up on is optare,the green bus maker,yes that's right they actually make things and have lots of potential,I hope. No other cunning plans in the pipeline,how about yourself?

Looks like we,re not alone in these then bud! Patiently waiting.......................

Cheers for the heads up on these mate(on my home page!!!). Looks like i missed that sub-25 opportunity so back on the watchlist. Seem to remember having these yonks ago. My "green" play at the moment is the bus shares,optare ,are you in them? The other usual suspects,cosalt etc etc all sitting around waiting for the big day,plus your namesake as ever which i,m in up to my armpits!!!! Good luck with these all and if i,m in funds and see a buying dip at the right time i,ll be happy to leap on board,james

Perhaps a cup and saucer event to accompany it!!!!!

http://www.hemscott.com/companies/company-summary.do?companyId=5190

My unresearched view on these is that one snippet of news,rumour of news even and they,re off the scale mate. Happy to hold a few like these and PYM and lie in wait.....................especially at these prices,definately under the radar at the moment!!

Thanks for all the info there mate,definately worth tucking away for the longterm at these levels!!!

The 7 mill might be a sell according to my broker but fridays after hours were definately buys apparently. Since the 7 only jogged the price up a tad, it augers well for us on here,just topped up a few more,if nothing else we,re right on the year lows and the activity is encouraging.

Good morning! Sorry to hear that debt is still there but i guess we live and learn and it can be written off against profits,one of the joys of being self-employed! Sometimes i think the only benefit of working for myself is being able to take the dog to work with me. Yes i,m watching BP,the yanks own a fair chunk of it so they,re scuppering their own pension funds and investors too,timing i guess as ever but my only fear there with the "too big to fail" arguement is the likes of rbs,lloyds etc a few years back,same dilemma? Bought some thorntons just now as a yielder but no other cunning plans yet. Glad to see PYM up a bit,holding everything for the time being. Have a good week bud,catch up soon.

I think we,re stuck with loads of them at the moment,just hope cosalt doesnt go bust mate,similar situation with my ark therapeutics,plus markets...............in fact its only a handful of blues and the others that i,ve consistently averaged down on that are in or anywhere near profit,sound familiar?!! Anyway am having a good go at the birds and noventa is a hold all the way,i would buy more but the quote-driven nature scares me,my broker said today you could buy 50k on the screen but only sell 4k without going on the phones,mind you with 100k,i,m screwed anyway if i had to sell early,perhaps i can drip feed 4k,s when they,re a quid a share to fund other cunning plans?!!! Not worried on them,i,m a believer but wary of having anymore. Am strategically tucking a few good ones away for the longterm now when i get the chance,a few barcs sub-3, some persimmon the other day,some fcam today,not big holdings but keepers. Traded out of RPT at a profit and will buy again if i see early 30,s again,holding uk coal and all the usuals. PYM have plenty of time and cash to do something so i,m okay with them so dont worry about tipping them. I hate tipping any shares except the ones i sell as you can guarantee they,ll go up!!! So buy some regal petroleum quickly, ha ha! Noventa have to raise some more cash so if theres a rights or open,i,ll top up then and might have a few extra if they dual list for the isa. Anyway,shares aside,still friendly with gladys but loved up with the new one down here,early days but happy days and never have any contact with the ex unless she misses a car payment after which she gets a reminder from my solicitor. Did you get anywhere with that bad debt a few months back? Oh well better get back to it,catch up soon mate,james