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I think much more than £350K has been lost. There was talk of a part season ticket to cover the remaining games - cashing in on the positivity. After last night, would you really want to pay to watch that rubbish X6? Opportunity lost to get a couple of £million into the club.

I heard about this last night and I think it is one of the most positive things I have heard in ages relating to the Rangers saga. I am frustrated to hear constant reference to Champions League and Rangers getting back to "where we belong". Rangers, and their fans, need to look at where they are and stop kidding themselves on. Rangers should start afresh as a community club. Growing local talent is part of that. Reaching out the community for help is such a positive thing. I hope the club back this message up. I appreciate there are Health & Safety and Insurances to consider, but these things can be worked out. I wouldn't mind a weekend or two with a paintbrush in my hand (I could do more good looking over some of the dodgy contracts, but I'm sure I wouldn't be given the chance). It is a positive thing.

Fag packet figures. £14m cash in the bank and £10.odds favourable overdraft from COOP. Net cash in the bank is around £3.5M. This does not include the c.£20M transfer income which happened after the accounting period. Not all this money will be up front. Safe to say, Celtic are is very robust financial health. A combination of Champions League football again this year and some shrewd transfer dealings will likely see Celtic as untouchable in Scotland for many years to come.

For anyone interested, the difference in MC may not be as odd as you think. Rangers are owned by businessmen only interested in making a profit and will pay dividends to shareholders. It will milk the club like a cash cow - good news for shareholders, bad news for fans. Celtic on the other hand are unlikely to pay dividends and money will be reinvested - good news for fans, you can make your own mind up whether this is good news as a shareholder. I have some shares, primarily as a fan though I see this is a massively undervalued business too. Another couple of years like this year and they will have no other choice but to offload some cash to shareholders!

I responded to you initial query because I thought you were considering an investment. Do you own research, but I suspect you are talking down this stock for reasons other than financial. There are lots of sites where your views would be most welcome, and some people may even thing they make sense.

Celtic have actually earned £23M from their Champions League run this year, and they could net more if they progress further. This does not include the additional gate money and matchday activities from the Group Stages and beyond. It is estimated that this will take it to £27M+. They also have a number of players attracting significant attention from teams in the EPL and elsewhere, notably Wanyama, Foster (England's No. 2 goalkeeper) and Hooper - figures being thrown around would suggest £30M total for the 3. The £7.2M is small potatoes and I don't think solvency is a word to be used given the numbers involved. Celtic are a prudently run business and will be cash-rich at the end of this season. I agree that the difference in valuation between Celtic and Rangers is curious. Rangers are debt free with a strong brand and loyal customer base, but also have issues which will effect their growth. TV and Sponsorship money will be a challenge in the lower divisions, ticket prices for lower league games must through necessity be reduced, and Ibrox stadium has asbestos issues that will require many millions to be sorted out (which was for some reason not mentioned in the lead up to float). Rangers may be over-priced, Celtic are definitely underpriced.

There is a bit of activity on this one, looks like there may be a bit of news coming. Possibly a takeover, or a positive word expected in one of the weekend publications? Very interesting ....

Pretty good results. Total year profits of EUR2M, good cash position and modest debt. They are reporting growth in a number of markets and products so it should be very much on the up. Interestingly , they seem not to have been effected by the recession and continue to grow. It is possible that their strategy of targeting new and developing gaming markets is paying off. I would be interested to see how some of the UK-focused organisations are doing in comparison. They remain a nice long-term prospect. I was glad to see a few short-termers duck out this morning. Let the rest of us enjoy the profits.

Their full year results are due out Tuesday 3rd and the expectation is that the news will be good. Most of their business is done in the EuroZone which is surely good news to start with. I would settle for any figure showing a full year profit and the likelihood of better to come. If we see a pre-tax profits £1M+ I'd settle for that. Anything £2M+ would be great news. £3M+? If you're not in already you'll be sorry!

Well, let's hope so. I feel sorry for those in SEO, a company with a cash pot which it is spending fast and will be "potless" in a couple of years. Anyone holding LNG should be happy with their lot. 30p at close Monday? A bit of silly speculation but you never know ......

I have been to Italy many times and I know they are passionate about their football. There are many who love AC Milan and very, very many who hate them. There will be plenty of Italians who had their shirt on Liverpool. The result will not have made any difference. If anything, that was the best result. Here's hoping for a good word at the AGM.

I never take much notice of daily trends though it is nice to see a leap yesterday. I have always felt this is a 40p share as is, with potential for much more. My own target is £1 a share by the end of 2008 - more hopeful than conservative, we shall see. I bought at 5p when they hit rock bottom (you can imagine my smug grin) and was very pleased to read the broker comments. Thanks for the info, Davius.

On the assumption that Birmingham will be an "also ran" in the premiership the boost in review from TV, sponsorship, ticket sales and merchandising is estimated at £36-40M per year. If they avoid the drop and are able to keep debt and costs under control, this share is horribly undervalued. Birmingham are a big club with a solid fan base.

HMV a safe haven? A good PC, a stout broadband connection and some nice peer-2-peer software and could download every piece of music, game and film they have for free. And so could anyone else. That's not my idea of a company with a solid future.

I never take a daily movement to be indicative of anything. However, it looks like we've shaken out the day-trippers and people who couldn't actually afford to hold the shares. I'm looking for good steady growth now. 30p soon, 60p by the end of the year. Much more if we get some bid interest.

30p a share was the number I came up with on 22/3 and it is heartening to hear others coming up with similar numbers. The great unknown at this stage is whether bid(s) will play their part for this stock. Anything up to 40p is very sensible for this stock and at that price it will be one of the better performers. They have a solid and growing turnover with the potential to get lots of profit out of it. A couple of interested parties could easily see this reach 60p+++. I'm a little tired of the talk of T+? and grabbing the odd few %. Don't people just buy and hold a good stock anymore?

Two good pieces of news recently, the Microsoft/Citrix announcement and now OS signed up again. It is comfort for OS as they are dealing with a company who no longer have funding issues. It is excellent news for Tadpole. Should be good news for investors too ........

A nice bit of movement today, and looking forward to seeing where this one goes. To those who managed to nick a few more at 17-17.5p, well done.

People are looking at the likes of Jessops, Stanelco and the other hairy mutts kicking around. There are much better stocks around, including this one. I'm only in this and TAD for now, though I'm looking with interest at YooMedia and Forum for the right time to buy. If you run with the dogs you'll get bitten!

The price is settling as some of the "wobblers" and short-termers are leaving. Now would be a good time to top up or get in.