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Might be the only one, but I've topped up.... 122p paid, down 4% already lol.

I'd meant to sell out yesterday in advance of these results, but was distracted with other matters.
As it turns out these results were surprisingly resilient for a restaurant group operating in current conditions and the share price has not tanked this morning.

Depressing...

I don't think they've told us when.
Sooner rather than later I'd have thought.
Sorry to be so vague but this is already an improvement on where we were a few months ago when talk was of having to trade these shares outside of an exchange.

That's fair enough. Different opinions are good.
My understanding is that ACRL is already amongst the cheaper suppliers out there, even without the mill. They continue to take market share while still able to increase prices to their customers - at least that's what they've reported. Besides, sales of loo paper aren't going to vary much in a cost of living crisis and they say that if people 'trade down' to the likes of Aldi and Lidl, this will play into their hands.
What I will say is macro factors, esp the withdrawal of liquidity, is hammering UK small caps and there may be worse to come.
Anyway, without a massive amount of confidence I'm hanging on for better times.

So now we know... it's bribery. ...
I'm surprised you gents are taking it so well. Can we really say it's been blown out of all proportions? Isn't bribery a pretty serious matter? Doesn't it heavily tarnish existing management? Certainly I've never seen it with any of my other holdings.
What am I missing?

Cheers Rocket.
Sadly I won't be getting my money back, but let's see if the share can stage at least some sort of recovery over the next 6-12 months.... from this point, it's not costing me anything.

The good thing about owning MADE shares is the current value of my holding is now so insignificant that large drops are almost pain-free.
Basically nothing to lose - sit back and enjoy the ride.

Talking about 'men for hire', they say new NED Dean Moore brings "a depth of City and finance knowledge, together with significant expertise in the financial services and retail sectors". He was CFO of Dignity, N Brown Group and Cineworld.... the phrase 'bottom of the barrel' comes to mind.

I posted this at 9.02 this morning but it's already been removed... Here it is again, let's see how long before it get removes again.

"I have never understood why people put so much faith in the appointment of Allen and his £1m share purchase. Has anyone considered that he bought those share for reasons other than investment returns? Who knows what the arrangements were between him and MM? Could be he had to buy the shares as a condition of getting the job. Maybe MM lent him the money or had a side-deal with him that he would make good any losses... MM decided he needed a city bigwig to add credibility and Allen was a man for hire."

I have never understood why people put so much faith in the appointment of Allen and his £1m share purchase. Has anyone considered that he bought those share for reasons other than investment returns? Who knows what the arrangements were between him and MM? Could be he had to buy the shares as a condition of getting the job. Maybe MM lent him the money or had a side-deal with him that he would make good any losses... MM decided he needed a city bigwig to add credibility and Allen was a man for hire.

This share has caught quite a downdraft and there's no end in sight. 60p to sell means a 95% drop from where it was 16 months ago. Blimey! 'Downdraft' doesn't cover it...
What a chump I've been with this share. What was I thinking buying a jam tomorrow in these market conditions?
I liked the IP and convinced myself the RNSs announcing catalysts which would substantially increase sales, would come. Well, they didn't come and the lack of news points to an error on my part in assessing the commerciality of said IP.
And I don't believe the operational management care too much about us lot. If there is a heavy dilution on the horizon, they won't be losing their lucrative jobs.... more likely a nice and juicy rebased share incentive scheme and off they go again!
Only good thing is I feel the pain of the daily drops less and less as the current value of my holding reduces to insignificant levels.... lol

Well bald_eagle, you've sold and I've added again on this morning's price weakness - that's what makes a market!
I've hit my size limit on this Trust, so now it's a matter of being disciplined - not being tempted to buy any more if the price drops further, because I could be wrong, nor being tempted to sell too early if the price starts rising, because I want to reap the full reward - and generally staying very, very patient.
Good luck - it's been brutal out there.

" Investors just need to make sure they have a low average" - that's the hard part !

The Preliminary Results released in mid-July showed the company trading well, yet the share price has dropped more than 20% since. Market getting worried about staffing costs and recruitment?

42trader, I've been pretty despondent about this share, so your post cheered me up. The large cash balance vs the market cap was a key reason why I added to my holding. Yes, sales have been mostly recovered, but profit is still significantly down from last year. Was hoping to hear of major contract wins to replace the 2 large ones - covid has long passed us after all - but I guess more patience is required and they would probably RNS those separately anyway. Take your point about the divi rise - that does express a certain confidence - and a yield slightly above 4% on the current share price will at least ease the cost of having to wait longer.

Today's interim report gives us nothing tangible and tells us it'll be a long and slow recovery here.

The drop continues this morning.
I'm hanging on here because I think it's highly likely a bid will succeed - whether this suitor or another one.
In my opinion, this type of company is very attractive to our American friends.

It may be a good time to buy, but I'm struggling to commit more funds when there are so many 'bargains' out there.
This was a 'Show Me' stock - show me how you can perform when furlough is removed and things normalise.
Well, they've shown us...
Lost some faith in Mr Cooklin and his team.

Yup.
They lost a big case. I suppose that can happen, but what is very disappointing is that whether the economy is strong or weak, whether furlough is in place or not , MANO adjusts profitability downwards.
Not quite the all-weather, counter-cyclical buffer we all thought then...
Picked a lemon here.