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Not as sad as you, Fruitster...you obviously still have not found the filter button.

The difference between Fruitster, Redceo, Teslo and myself:-

they all want to see the CEO squeeze as much out of the business as he possibly can in the shortest possible time to satisfy their own self-centred greed and avarice regardless of the cost to thousands of families.

I want to see a sustainable and newly invigorated company which steadily and progressively both supports all jobs whilst equally promoting and pushing the company forward to even greater heights...and most importantly, serving this great nations many diverse communities by inventing novel, practical and imaginative services which will be of a benefit to all.

And if the share price goes up? Great!! Then we truly do all benefit...and everyone should be happy. Hopefully? :)

Fruitster. Your newly purported average: 2.07.

An uneducated dog's rough calculation...I only need the back (pun fully intended!) of my small paw.

2.07 - 1.68 = £159,900 (whew!)
It follows on if that massive saving had been put into RMG stock at the 1.68 level you would now have 95,178 extras shares (gulp!!)
Let us takes this to its natural conclusion: 95,178 x £6.31 (the highest value so far per share) = £600, 573 (my God!!!)

And Fruitster...I cannot even be bothered to work out the dividends you have lost out on and the extra value that could have been added to the above figures if those lost dividends were to be reinvested into Royal Mail.

You have been guessing, Fruitster, all along...just like all the rest of us.

2.07 - 1.68

Teslo? Appears on this board only recently and openly proclaims to all and sundry of his self-proclaimed expertise; this is backed up with the much touted, extremely low average of his newly acquired Royal Mail shares. Errrr...wow.
Anyone who has only just bought into this stock would have an extremely low average...and that includes the cleaner at my place of work.
But of course you have been patiently waiting for an opportunity just like this have'nt you, Teslo? Because, despite all those big financial institutions and merchant banks buying heavily into this stock over the last 12 months (and yes the CEO of RMG himself) you, all along, knew better.
Well, that's what you would have everyone else believe it would seem...but not me personally I have to say.

Fruitster? For quite a while now buying this stock all the way down whilst expounding his views as to why it is such an obvious buy at the then present share price...and loudly encouraging and applauding others as they themselves followed suit.
Well, Fruitster -- you were wrong -- dead wrong!!
Another self-proclaimed genius who has fallen flat on his face; and I would'nt mind so much if it had not been for your arrogant remarks when persistently ignoring the advice of all the CWU members who post on this thread.

You, Fruitster, are far worse than Teslo. He is just a complete inconsequential braggart -- you are an overbearing, pompous fool! Just like Redceo I might also add.

You two don't half spout and endorse some rubbish: "if you work together a winning pattern will emerge". What? The only one out of you three, I refer to OliGarch here, who can effect any noticeable influence is OliGarch himself...that is, if he is indeed a CWU member of course.

If this can hold at 1.60...then who knows? Something could be stirring. If so, maybe a return to the 2p threshold?

Perfectly summarized, OliGarch! And yes, Fruitster, I will concede you have made one valid point also: " they now think cwu demands are just too much and they are becoming a bit too personal/ political on this dispute and are moving away from getting the best deal within reason for employees". This comment does not fully pertain to Terry Pullinger...but it fits Dave Ward perfectly.

However, this does not alter the fact that RMG made a legal agreement with the CWU in 2018...and have now refused to fully honour it. Whether people think the 4 Pillars agreement was good, bad or indifferent the fact is that Royal Mail are the party that have broken it; I personally, at the time, thought that the "extra hour" was completely unworkable...it was obvious from my perspective on the floor that it would have involved not just the extra cost but many other "hidden, unexpected" costs also. But, still, that changes nothing. Royal Mail made an agreement...and sometime afterwards refused to fully honour that agreement.

One thing I cannot understand: why is it that the CWU have not contacted ACAS and asked for a public condemnation/statement, by themselves, regarding this failed, very much at the time, public arbitrating of the last big dispute? Surely they, ACAS, must feel let down and betrayed also?

One last comment. It would appear that the CWU are going almost exactly back down the route they marched down last time. When it, inevitably it would now seem, all ends up in the High Courts, then, if they are not very careful from here on in, they will be getting exactly the same sort of judgement against their defence, albeit perhaps on a rather different ruling, as before; I have to agree with many other commentators on this board that Mr Pullinger is already making some rather "loose" comments to say the very least.

Fine. I will let you work out the cost to the company after we settle our grievances and the three year pay deal. Ta-ra!!

Nighty night.

Yes, I am a postie. And what a really good chuckle I have had here over the last 6 months or so. Lots of self-professed experts and one deluded postie who have not got a single clue between them. Absolutely comical.

Look up the word ******ed...fits you like a glove.

wolves, I am willing to bet that if one of us is to lose their job in the next 12 months or so...it will more than likely be yours not mine. You work in delivery mate not indoors like I do.

P.s And don't think Rico will reward you for crossing that picket line...just like your soon to be ex-mates he really won't care less.

Not quite sure what your point is, Teslo? Could you be more specific instead of engaging in childish scribble?

1. As for the price dipping under £2.00: no I did not expect it to when back in 2019, ...but then no one else did either -- including you!
2. As for buying more shares over the last several weeks: yes...as many as I can possibly afford at the present time.

Redceo and wolves...my goodness you HAVE changed your tune have'nt you? "Just a matter of time". Just a matter of time? Well, well, well. So what has happened to the £5.50 in 2020?

A pair of muppets? Yes -- a pair of muppets indeed!

May I offer my condolences as well, luckyorange. There are far more important things in life than share prices.

luckyorange, no one but a complete braying donkey would take pleasure in seeing any share price in any stock collapse. I remember the heady days when the VRS s.p briefly touched the 1.90s...but by then I was out with a small profit. I have to say I have never been particularly impressed by Mr Ricketts "modus operandi" as a CEO...but many others might disagree I am sure.

As for Directa Plus? Yes, the big upswing today has taken most people by surprise...I am sure we will soon get to know the reason(s) why.

And VRS? Well, something is not right here is it? And coming on the back of Mr Ricketts highly peculiar RNS yesterday it now seems even more unusual...and, I have to add, all rather alarming too. As a shareholder I would now be asking myself some very disconcerting questions. But there again, in my opinion, the writing has been on the wall concerning VRS now for some time.

Two things: 1; if this share price falls back down to 25p (fair value in the absence of any large orders) I will buy back in,
2; you were criticizing Directa Plus not so long ago...but look at the difference in share price in the two
companies now: Directa Plus at 76.50p vs VRS at 49p.
VRS is a company built on hype. Unlike Haydale, AGM and Directa Plus, VRS have not produced anything of any significance. Yes, at the moment, it is true to say that at least two of those other three companies have tried and failed...but in doing so have managed to find a little niche that might just give them both a fighting chance of survival. What has VRS achieved over the last several years? It purports to supply the worlds only true, genuine Graphene: so what? Has it made any difference to their business? No! not in the slightest. And why would it? It does not matter if a company produces pure Graphene or not. All that matters is...whatever it is they produce -- it works!! End of.

Cannot comment on that, OliGarch...would not really know to be honest. Couple of questions though.

1. Are your calculations based on Royal Mails very generous V.R redundancy styled payments or statutory minimum payments?
2. What is the statutory minimum redundancy payment? In other words, how would it be worked out per RMG employee if it was in fact just to be the minimum statutory required payout?

Oh my God! Oh my God...I have now finally seen it all. An RNS put out by a desperate CEO to try and reassure shareholders that he cannot for the life of him understand the stocks recent sharp decline? Is this some kind of cheap joke? It is almost beyond belief!! You don't RNS something of this nature ...it speaks for itself for Chr!sts sake.

He probably was, OliGarch...but the point being discussed is most certainly one worth bearing mind. A point which I very much doubt the CWU has ever even considered.