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Didn't think it was good but probably better than feared so bought in hoping for improvement and the divi. Couldn't believe my luck when it started rising quickly. Tried to sell and broker had tech problems but eventually got it and more than first expected so quite happy . Probably will turn out like HL. for me lol. You have the divi in the bag - well done. Not worth watching Corrie these days. I liked that big Jim McDonald lol a fine man who deserved a knighthood.

Only me here to see it as well lol cheerio.

Well whodda thunk as one of the sellers on a commercial rival bb would no doubt have said. Ex divi tomorrow. That Coronation Street guy gets everywhere lol.

Watched it and like I thought - not much effect on the share price today. Same as when they did 2 documentaries on the supermarkets - one on the suppliers and one on the foreign competition they face. No new news at the time of broadcast. No idea when it was made but did smile a bit at views being canvassed in Glasgow given the Rangers power struggle. I might have gone to another city if I was the programme maker. On the whole, as I thought customers liked the prices and there was a Scot saying she couldn't wait to get into her work in the morning - no that wasn't me. I have a more uppercrust accent lol. Spent a couple of days one summer in a clothing factory on the bagging machine, it was the pits and I was happy to get moved to the summer crèche (knew the factory manager and was handpicked for the job). I think I would prefer to work in their shops than there warehouses though. Factory I worked in long gone - supplied Next for a while until they started to find cheaper stuff made abroad. GLA.

Hello Sound, I thought you might have had connections in the USA as you once posted on here at nearly 2 a.m. over here. Please don't take this the wrong way but if you were mistreated as an employee of sports direct and had grave concerns about its business ethics, why did not only you but also your wife invest in the company and you were happy to make huge profits from that investment. I could understand you continuing to draw a salary until you found another job of course. I didn't buy any shares here at either £3 or £11. I think you are mistaking me for another poster Tilly who has been here for a while. I do not currently have a position here but have to say to you that I would be happier to risk my money in here than in a lot of other British retailers at the moment. spd is a trading share for many because it does not pay a divi - but it does make profits and there are other retailers that neither pay a divi nor make profits at the current time. I cannot understand why somebody like yourself who has made huge profits here would try to put me off doing the handful of successful trades I have done here since you started posting. In so far as the USC situation is concerned, it is not a unique one. Companies and retailers have been going bust in great numbers and the shareholders have been left with nothing. Some of these retailers have then risen Phoenix like with their debt jettisoned, some of the staff still with their jobs or other jobs, the companies even being able to retain the name but the suppliers and shareholders bearing the brunt. I am going to suggest to you that I know for a fact that in a year with no election, the politicians are not interested. You mention the select committees. They have no teeth. The chair of the public accounts committee gave the chiefs of Amazon, Starbucks and Google a lot of stick for not paying a lot of tax on profits made in this country. Nothing much has happened. The chair of the committee's own family business also paid very little tax. That I am afraid is one of the biggest hurdles some struggling UK companies are facing as they are trading at a huge disadvantage and can't compete on price and our politicians are not doing enough . Scratch behind the persona of many public figures and you will find an element of hypocrisy in their makeup. The chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee is/was a Rangers shareholder so his spat with sports direct may have had an element of self interest in it I would suggest. The guy has been in politics a long time, I didn't hear of him trying to do anything to end some of the most obnoxious discrimination that went on by a certain employer in the past and he was happy to invest. I'm afraid that's all from me here. Like yourself, I have a portfolio of many shares. I wouldn't let your concerns here eat away at you and you might find it refreshing to post on some of your other holdings. Take care and all th

Well I think I have made my recent positions clear both here and in debs but if the other folk posting here just have a passing interest or don't want to say what their positions are then that's their prerogative. I am not entirely sure myself whether you have a short position here or if you are just here to chew the fat but you are always commenting negatively and then either myself or my husband have gone on to do well with long positions. Probably will not be much upward movement unless there is news until the uncertainty of the election result is over is my view - but you could say that of a lot of shares I suppose. But I suppose this is something to chew over until the next spd results come out http://www.cityam.com/213674/mike-ashleys-mash-holdings-doubles-profits-after-gift-transfer-sports-direct-shares-mash-beta

Had a look back through the idh bb - goes back to pre-historic times as there are so few posts. You are too young to be a grandparent and it was your nephew you used to babysit. Lovely weather here so that's me finished posting for the day. Let somebody else offer some answers or views for a change. Happy St. George's Day by the way to all in England.

Sorry I must have blinked and missed that - only joking! As I have said before, the only observation I would make about fres at the moment and in the more recent past is that it goes up and down like a yo yo and never stays below £7 for long. Sorry I have too many shares these days in my portfolio to keep an eye on and too many other things to do now that the good weather is here so I didn't see your posts. The bbs quieten down in the good weather - maybe the sell in May thing I dunno. Been to all six of the counties now and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We are sometimes on the opposite side of things but you are always of a sunny pleasant disposition and a true gent and toff. Must be that half Scots blood in you lol. will be playing you Through the Barricades by Spandau Ballet next lol xx

Just having a quick lunch before I go out but was just thinking it might be less than half of those married women with young children who could do 10 - 2 weekdays during the school holidays (unless they had nice accommodating grandparents) as to be absolutely frank private nurseries are not something too many families can afford. We would need all these politicians to commit more money to state nursery education. So a permanent part-time contract would only suit some mums. LOL do I have some recollection of you babysitting your daughter's child when the child had chicken pox. Even private nurseries can't help mums out on days like that and some grannies are worried about shingles so just as many people want flexible hours as fixed hour contracts it would seem to me.

Hi Tils - long time no see. The IDH bb long time ago. Remember you because I still remember old tills Granville style. I think Dispatches did a programme on how the supermarkets are facing competition from foreign competitors but it was old news by the time it got broadcast and they highlighted how badly some treat their suppliers. A few customers will care about that sort of thing - but most couldn't care less and just want food at the cheapest prices they can get it and my own local greengrocer has just shut up shop. As I recall, the screening of the programme had little or no effect on the share prices of the supermarkets at the time. Then again I recall a little Aim's company whose business was in tatters after a Panorama documentary with very little solid evidence of shoddy practices was broadcast. The company is still going but is in an entirely different line of business now. Might depend on the content. The blurb says "Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the hidden cost of the clothes, shoes and discount gear that have helped Sports Direct buck the high street trend, making billions for Mike Ashley" and maybe some of the shareholders. I have traded this share successfully a few times as has Mike Ashley and my husband. The company has been targeted by a select committee about their practices. Among the things I picked up from the hearing was the amount of taxes the Chairman said the company has paid into this country's coffers - which is more than can be said for some other big global companies. Their management teams are on a bonus scheme. If Mr. Miliband wins the election, he has pledged to make zero hours contracts illegal. Nicola Sturgeon I think would support him in that. The SNP believe in free tuition fees for Scots in Scotland and I think that gets extended to other Euro Union students except other UK home nationals but neither party is pushing for the reintroduction of student grants and loans are the financial support both parties seem happy with. Retail is staffed heavily by students. If zero hours contracts get out lawed, it will affect not just spd but some politicians who employ staff , some councils and other private companies which use them. Not sure how it would impact on more mature staff who will maybe be receiving other benefits or tax credits but can't see a problem for retailers giving mainly married women 10 - 2 weekday contracts suiting both parties and mainly students Saturday or Sunday or evening work with the kind of limited hours their studies demand. Really the hotels and restaurants who have to get the staff to polish the cutlery if on spec customers don't show up on the night in great numbers or there is no wedding on that particular Saturday. What do you think yourself. Apologies if I can't reply as I'm going out. atb

Diary on the company website says the next scheduled event is the results in July. Not sure if they are obliged to issue any pre-close statement but, if they choose to do so, I suppose they will choose a date when it's ready.

Uncertainty surrounding outcome of the election.

Fizzled out and have the divi but will keep watching.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/11546684/Monday-Interview-Michael-Flowers-chief-executive-of-Chemring.html Going for a bit of walk since it went ex divi last week - particularly this morning how much legs it has left anybody's guess.

good. The share price seems to have surpassed posters' expectations just a tad.

Bring back Hughsie for a laugh if nothing else.

Agree about this being a solid company at this point in time but I sold for a small profit before the divi is paid. Was slightly confused about the recent holdings rnses? Was the date on the Blackrock one wrong? Shares sold mainly mopped up by another big investor but couldn't bear watching the buys outnumber the sells day in day out recently with little effect on the share price until today. Good luck.

It was Tam that was in the "big hoose" lol. Enjoy. x

They're all Hooray Henrys as far as I am concerned. We had a guy up here though called Tam who looked like Poldark and put an end to a few things like warrant sales. I'm a swing voter. Tam liked swingers. good night.

You are not invisible lol! A rare slip up here then for the mighty Questor. He seems to have read a lot of others I follow correctly. As you can imagine nxt is a bit posh for me but must take a look in a couple of their outlets near me soon. Had a nice meal in Biggar recently. How on earth do they keep all the gift shops etc. going? I saw our lego lad saying nice things about Cambo (snowdrops) got to speak in code on here. I'd like to see him doing a bit more for the nhs to be honest but I suppose the demands on that keep growing. Just window shopping at the moment as crossing over the border soon for Easter. atb.