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I mainly agree with most of the comments. I've always harboured the thought that Shead may have used the statement for expediency, but the politics of this (and ADVFN in particular) is generally toxic to such thoughts - and that's where everything starts getting personal. I do not know one way or the other whether Shead is genuine. I would guess he probably feels more "loyalty" to paymasters who have helped ie Darwin/RAB etc than he does small PIs, who he seems to have little respect for (according to Nobull and several other AGM attendees)). Forget Christmas, I think if November comes and goes, the "very near" statement was total BS. I would say there's a fair chance of the result coming in anyway on average Arbitration timeframes. No-one's views on here will change the result of Arbitration, but maybe Shead's words (added to the 2014 total miss hit) adds to how much of an onus each person decides to put on all Shead's "confidence" statements. I've a very open mind - but an open mind to ALL channels of possibilities.

I wasn't dissing Captain Shead...all I was saying was that maybe he's used a few judicious words to keep the Darwin average up a bit..

Crikey, and I thought I used to work in a profession full of hyperbole! I'll reserve judgment on whether all shareholders , big and small, get equally fair treatment out of this. Hoping so, and hoping that Shead is the strong man of integrity he appears to be...Can't really say more until ins and outs are known.

Hi Castaway..maybe... About RS losing credibility with PIs; under normal circumstances with an ongoing concern, maybe that would be the case, but let's face it, he could say anything really...there is no comeback - only the result. I hope and (try to) trust that he is an upstanding bloke.

Was it LseLee or Luckyman who phoned Capt Shead a few weeks ago and reported that he was outraged and totally indignant at the suggestion that he 'misplaced' the phrase "very near future" for ulterior motives.. Whichever one of you it was, you then went on to say his reaction was real....but now you are doubting this yourself, as facts of time outweighs emotion? Fair enough. Ruby has elicited the same response over a period of time and now Aimtitan. Seems the old South African skipper has mellowed with age..maybe he knows we're about to receive something special, or maybe he's just reconciled to the wait Or maybe he's playing a canny old game, regards first RAB and ongoing Darwin. Without interest of a near-term resolution, this could have dipped quite sharply, but with the ever present and contemporaneous carrot of "very near" there's always buyers around to pick up the sells (approx 3.9-4.1p) If he is playing this game, I don't blame him, but would be a tad naughty, if admittedly canny. He realises, I'm sure, that all those phone calls will be reported back on here - and then passed to other boards. Anyway, in the final analysis, I suppose it doesn't matter much (as long as we don't lose!). There's really only 3 ways of judging this bet as a good one.. 1) The ongoing Gibbons holding, as I think he might be getting a knowing smile or frown from above (god I mean) 2) Calunius backing, albeit the risk has already been taken, win or lose, so that's almost a retro reinforcement 3) Shead's own shareholding, but I'm not so sure he would know enough anyway to sell - and , if he is a loyal old fashioned gent, maybe he'll hold anyway and go down with the ship. Good luck everyone. Hopefully next week (woof, please resist the temptation to hound, thanks..shake hands, all forgotten)

any better Crystal?

I'll be happy to bring all me press clippings to the winning party where I'll set 'em on fire and shove 'em up your arse..

Helps with the Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis though.