anyone got any ideas about the block trades that went through today?

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thought i was all alone on the thread today!

it has been a while SWW. how are things?

i have been in and out of a few names and am now quite plugged into Cambrian (CBM). also long Crosby (CSB) and ARX. For my sins i have also purchsed some SEO!

apart from those am trading some proper stocks in the ftse/250 arena and like the look of AMEc, CKSN, FKI and EGG.

Can you believe my baby was 6 months old two days ago. where has the time gone!

always good to chatter, love to hear an update on thoughts, family and cooking

rgds
PT

prop your never work alone.

Ha.

I am always here, even when you are it seems.

I hope you are still not gettingg much sleep, but I have an inkling you are, you monkey!

Nice to see you array of stock, I am little different ever, I have some cash with which I am waiting for the price of oil to drop enough to make it worth buying some more stck, but I am not too worried if it dosen't.

Apart from that I am really pleased with what is going on here, it's a long haul but it is again paying off with grand prospects.

Apart from that, nowt.

not even a recipe??

actually if you like prawns i have the BEST simplest meal of all time:

loads of raw prawns and scallops (and mussels even)
1 red onion
2 cloves+ of garlic
8 organic tomatoes
half tin of tomatoes
couple of teaspoons of tomatoe puree
massive handful of coriander

ok:

use a la cruset (sp!) casserole dish

heat up the onion and garlic in a few tablespoons of oil for a few minutes

add the raw seafood for a couple of minutes (smells amazing right!) plus a bit of pepper

then add the raw (skinned and chopped) tomatoes, give a good stir for a couple of minutes

add the tin (half) and some puree

reduce for maybe 5-7 minutes bubbling away.

just as you are about to serve stir in the coriander, add some pepper and cover. take to the table and wow the family with what must be one of the easiest and quickest dishes of all time.

serve with white crusty bread or rice

by the way tastes even better the next day.

enjoy....

Frankly I prefer prawns with cold custard.

Looks like Simon Potter has had his knuckles rapped for your report prop.

Hardman shares were suspended in Oz last night for a while, and then he issued a retraction concerning Tiof.

He is looking for the culprit who posted it on Moneyam, and I gave him your name.

He's coming round later to err..... Persuade you not to post him in an immature light again.

(All imo and based on Hans Christian Anderson writing style of course).

Clarification of Media Report

well i think the market missed the report and the retraction!

they are just playing it safe....

by the way i really recommend the recipe!

Yes, the prawns with cold custard went down a treat.. thanks SW.

after all the effort into my recipe writing...i get trumped by prawns and custard!

Up 1.30% at the mo I wonder if it will stay blue by the end of the day?

19.25 bid! (JEFF)

I think you are right prop, about the report and retraction not coming to market.

I think that Simon Potter was probably quoted though, on an off the record conversation, there being no smoke without fire, and the comments in the report were quotes from him.

There are shades of the Tiof /Woodside denial here, where Woodie eventually had to come on board with what Simon Potter was saying about the potential size of the field.

There are Companies sniffing around in the merger and aquisition arena, and as we know Hardman and Sterling were tipped as being taken out this year, plenty of pundits gave that message out at the start of the year, and it makes sense to do this before Chinguetti starts producing, and Tiof is declared commercial.

ROC rose late last week on takeover speculation, that did not filter down to everyone because of the events, so there is quite likely something in the air.

A good wait and see job imo.

Showing strength today while others are drifting.

Funny how this often happens with Sterling.

19.5 bid now.....

19.55 - 19.71 on line. Very narrow spread - couldn't be any narrower.

and finally we see 20p on the offer

not any more! 20.25 offered!

Finished at 19.6 - 20.21 on line. Can't be much stock about and the price is being chased higher - which is nice!

Great end to the week, it's now time to gloat.

Long may it continue.

Have a good weekend people.