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Time to top up ? Any views?

Topped up at 179 this morning but still puzzled by gyration of this share. I hold a fair number and have traded in and out successfully in last few years. Anyone have any insight ?

In for a top up tomorrow . Looking for 50 as trigger give or take a wee bit .

Top up today . Assume fall is a consequence of Punch situation . A great pub group with realistic expansion plans .

Not surprising , Any casual observation of behaviour in high st bookmakers reveals the devastation that can be caused by these machines . I have been involved on both sides of the counter and reform is overdue . If it were not for them , there would be fewer high st bookmakers . As a casual punter and investor in WMH that would be no bad thing .

My information is that divi not under threat yet . I agree about concerns on long term debt and this is without doubt a negative . However the quality of the product is without question . The demand for it another matter . I will keep adding as we go forward .

Topped up at 161 . Fingers crossed

Another top up for me tomorrow . Convinced this is over sold given all the data available .

Fill your boots. An over-reaction .

I am still buying but I too don't understand the gap. Are there no predatory active investing outfits lining it up ?

You make some interesting points in your post . I do not short term trade because I don't have enough information to make snap judgements , With Debs , remain a long termer based on belief that it is a good outfit . The stores are pleasant and busy . The strategy seems sound . Thus I have been buying steadily for years . I have sold only once and certainly did not make a profit . As you know , I have an interest in WMH and , given your analogy of backing a horse , I would extend that further by saying that punters in bookies are very quick to tell of great winning bets but more reluctant to recount big losers . Investors are the same . I have made some real " brulachs " over the years ......Invensys;Bank of Scotland;Punch:African Minerals ; NMT . However , in the main my steady eddies have bailed me out . Thanks for thought provoking and honest posts . It is refreshing to read honest opinions that do not insult fellow dabblers.

I have a modest position here but have been continuously pestered by what I assume are scammers purporting to be building a stake . Others being subjected to this ?

Has recovered well on currency changes . I am still buying on a monthly basis. Any views ?

I don't think the ethical issue is too huge a hurdle personally . I am more concerned about the potential for regulation based on the recognition by Treasury that this is indeed a lucrative source of revenue which can be disguised as moral concern . The proportion of betting shop revenue that derives from these machines is startling and I assume replicated on line . You are correct to identify this as the future but I worry about Government interference .

I think it had little chance of success at the level of valuation of Hill proposed. Still talk of a fresh bid but I think unlikely .The problem remains the online platform being outmoded . High street presence is good . They have pleasant ,well trained staff. Quite a contrast to my student employment as a settler in really awful bookies shops in east end of Glasgow . Problem is high street not the way forward even with most shop revenue deriving from FOBT . The allure of toilet facilities however a positive and has given me great consolation .

Regrettably , the middle management and junior management tiers affected here are being re-deployed and therefore redundancy arrangement does not apply . In terms of a re-structuring exercise , the strict contractual provisions will be adhered to ........ all management contracts will have the caveat in them to allow re-structuring . The issue can only be about adequacy of consultative process which is a statutory requirement and the avoidance of discrimination as defined in employment law . I am sorry to say that the colleagues affected are on a difficult wicket .

I still continue a steady if unspectacular top up here . Your view is reassuring liberalman.

This is a proposed re-structuring exercise and as such employment contract is fairly meaningless. In an industry that is not unionised , little can be done to prevent this cull of managers and I would be surprised to see any case brought to an ET on the grounds of breach of contract .

It is simply crazy to single out one product to hammer on the basis of the evils of sugar . BAG has made huge efforts to reduce sugar content anyway. I wonder if you buy no sugar product at a lower price and then simply add sugar yourself would there be any difference . If sugar is the new tobacco then sugar content of all products needs to be taxed . On the other hand , they could just leave us all alone to regulate our own intake of everything !!

For those interested in the sector , this is an excellent buy with real growth potential . I have switched from WMH which has stagnated . Small holding of 1500.