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I mentioned this on another board but the predictions on these sites are like football gossip pages. No-one ever comes back and says "sorry, I got that wrong" despite multiple incorrect 'guesses' at where the day's/week's/month's share price will be, but if one of these stabs in the dark turns out to be close to the mark it's "you read it here first". Cogent analysis is sorely lacking possibly because many have little or no idea what is going on. I'm happy to put myself in that group and have no predictions to make other than it looks as if it's about to rain in windy Dorset.

Part of the admittedly lengthy research I undertook before buying these shares was into who was running the company. Having satisfied myself we had the right person at the top, along with various other criteria being met, I took the plunge. On that basis alone, if Toby Bradbury believes that consolidation is the right thing to do then that's good enough for me. As for today's fall, I think it's more to do with month end, pre-bank holiday profit taking rather than any reaction to the RNS. We have gone from a bid of .32 on Easter Monday to somewhere mid fifties by day's end. If that rise happens again between next Monday and the second May bank holiday we'll all be ecstatic.

The problem Pedro is not that people don't "read between the lines", it's that they don't read the lines themselves. If the company produces an annual report it's not unreasonable to expect shareholders to take a proper look at it. If they still have queries then fair enough.

I am sure that the upcoming production figures will cover that Steve. May be as soon as next week.

When do you envisage this 10p a share occurring and what are your shorter term targets?

It's not for me to tell others how to manage their investments but I am stunned that anyone, other than those who have suddenly needed cash, have sold Rambler shares today. Of course there are some who put stop losses on who have been caught out but to sell by choice seems odd. I probably over research my investment choices and may have missed the odd bargain over the years but I was only ten minutes into a month's worth of looking at Rambler when I realised that 2020 results would be poor and that I should ignore them along with market reaction. I suppose ones level of investment dictates how seriously one looks at a company but to not realise the medium term potential of Rambler suggests to me that the people concerned should have put their cash under the bed.

Blimey Sam, you really nailed your colours to the mast there. 'Who knows' (or nose as you put it) pretty much sums it up.

Whilst I am glad to be in here and have the patience to wait 12-24 months for a significant move up, the current share price is only a buying opportunity for those who have money to buy with. I imagine that many have topped up their ISAs already this month and are now in the phase of investing where they are holding long term not looking to add more.

...and you know what they say about sitting on your hands....:-)

Time for an obscure post about an Armenian black comedy. A man has lost his wife and his son has moved to Paris. The father is on the bones of his arse and every day is waiting for news from Paris hopefully with money enclosed with the letter. While waiting he is gradually selling off his possessions. Eventually the letter comes.........a request from the son for cash! This board reminds me of that script. Everyone seems to be impatient for their 'letter from Paris', persuading themselves that it is coming any day now and then all our problems will be solved. Who knows if or when a joint venture will be announced and whether the Indian Government will play ball. Looking at this board won't change anything. News will come when it comes.

Xenor: Yes, a number of us have averages around 0.34/5 and so at 1p some will have met their short term target and consider taking back their stake. For me this is a minimum of two years (Feb 2023) and then look at the situation unless things go mad in the interim. In the same way that it wasn't really relevant in Feb/March whether people bought at 0.3 or 0.35 so the same applies now to 0.5/0.55. In 12-24 months everyone should be sitting on an excellent return with an SP starting with something other than '0'.

Santhi: I suppose that depends on your goals. Being 55, never married with no kids and no mortgage and a service pension to take whenever I want, I am not looking to be the next Warren Buffett. If my £50k multiplies several times over the next 2-3 years I'll walk away with my life changed. If someone else comes after me and makes a lot more then good luck to them. If you're 35 and looking to retire at 40 then your advice is probably very sound! Have a good evening.

Ant: There may well have been people 'bigging up' Zak Mir but the issue surely is whether those now telling us to ignore him are the same ones who only recently praised him. If not, I can't see your point.

Ant: The level of recruitment speaks volumes for me. If they were lagging behind with their turnaround plan it would be an odd time to be taking on extra staff. Whether the market is getting a little ahead of itself only time will tell but I am expecting positive news when it comes.

Which one is going to fly; your love life or Echo?

Not everyone is able to see a fall in share price as an opportunity to buy. They may already have invested fully and are in the phase of waiting for a rise in the SP not looking to capitalise on dips. Personally I'm in until 2023 or 3p whichever comes sooner.

'Someone' knows something but it isn't you or me :-)

Fig Tree Harry. I liked your post, but that's a decent spread on your target price; 1-3p. For DJ that's a £3.5 million difference!

I'm no cheer leader for market makers but it's harsh to categorise their reasonable attempts to make a living as 'games'. This isn't personal JR, I see comments about MMs all the time and they make me smile. Anyone would think their job is to make money for you and me rather than themselves :-0

I think it's important to distinguish between those who are ramping, ie attempting to profit from baseless predictions, and those who have simply lost the plot. Anyone believing that a market cap of £50 million is going to become £4 billion within a year is clearly in the second category and should be preparing for a lengthy stay in a padded cell.