nice to see matalan moving forward at least the share price,as a recent buyer at 1.59 in febuary.

allright shonky,seems there is more than one buyer intrested,deffo,great volume and loads off buyers.lets hope it all comes out in the open very soon.i think a would sell around 2.30ish,no point getting to greedy.dd

thanks for that dave
2.30 would be great , just hope they get there .
i see there was talk of wal mart bidding , wish they would get on with it i wont have any nails left soon lol.

yes shonky its draging on abit still the price is going the right way all the time,who ever buys matalan is going to get a good deal.modern stores,great locations,and a strong hold in the highstreet.
myself wallmart will win?

Bum and curses!!! Missed the best bit today!!
(sorry morning chaps!)
Just after 8am this morning it hit 215p - but holding firm if slightly
down since - will we get September off to a good start??
Fingers crossed......

shonky,i see the volume droped right off now,mind you i dont think i would enter at level`s of 2.10 on matalan,i think the next big rise will be the take out price.

I'd go with you Dave - there's a lot of us surely who bought in a bit
below the 200p mark who will bail out at the next decent rise,
which could leave
those getting in now high and dry possibly....just IMHO

thanks for the help guys
just got out decided to take 5% profit couldnt take the strain lol

morning bunny,hows life.
decent rise today,i would not be surprized if volume picks up late afternoon,,loads of sells,,,but an increase in share price from what it is at the moment.theres truth in these stories for sure.

To be honest Dave I don't care if there's truth in the takeover stories or not,
as long as it goes up nicely, the bunny will be happy ;>)
Yes, life's OK - too busy but you know the way it goes....How's
things with you? and I've left you a coffee and do'nut in the tea-rooms
on the counter.

thank bunny i will call in later.
things are fine thanks been away most of the summer,family holidays,,,,,trouble is all good things come to an end.

This is true Dave...see you in the tea-rooms later on.
MTN has pulled back towards 208p now - if it gets another lift
over 212p I think I'll bail out - getting bored waiting about now LOL
Impatience could win the day over planning and 'discipline' for me...
(as if the bunny had any discipline in the first place LOL!!)

oh well ,each to there own,i am sticking put.

BROKERS COMMENDATION NUMIS =MATALAN (240p price target)

insur ,no doubt its value is good,even at this price.and a decent return on the divi as well.

dave-projested div forcast 2005 =8.29p,2006=8.67 p,2007 =8.99p

I would love to be able to believe in a realistic target of 240p
on a long term basis, but I can only see it getting there on
a short term run due to take over speculation - but don't mind
me I'm somewhat cynical....lol

insur,i bought in feb with 3 others ,on a hold of 12 months,my be 15 max.
i hope it comes soon,we are up allmost 22k,between the 4 of us,.2 want to sell /2 want to hold,and its us holders that are holding court,,,,,,,just . to me 2.30 is a fair price on current sales/on a pre tax profit of 90 million,on all accounts it wont be far off,any thoughts.

bunny i dont no,2.40 is a fair price,there`s a lot going in mtn favour,theres a lot of people want ,what they have.the thing is they are all yanks{bar gus} and the dollar is not in favour of a tie up,but they really want it them yanks.wallmart can`t belive the profit there doing at asda,and with these george stand alone stores,and clothers flying out of the shops at asda,its just fits there bill.hargreaves i think would jump at the chance of buying it back ,but not at these levels.

a decent size buy not long gone through 148.000 shares,,,,big bucks deep pockets.

there's more blue across the board for me now - so maybe a lift this afternoon