Marchpole is one of those stocks which have had a really bad time. Boardroom battles, losses, price collapse, profit warnings up the ying yang.

Now all of those things seem to be sorted out, new management are getting to grips, new contracts and the price is on the up. So much so that Monday ought to see a 50/200 day MA golden cross.

DYOR of course, but I think I will be putting a few of these away at the open.

Socco

The Ferrari Formula 1 team fired their pit crew yesterday.
> > > > >
> > > > > The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take
> > > > > advantage of the British Government's work-for-dole scheme
> > > > > and employ previously unemployable youths. The decision to
> > > > > hire them was bought on by a recent documentary on how
> > > > > youths on the infamous Manor housing estate in Sheffield
> > > > > were able to remove a set of wheels in under 3 seconds
> > > > > without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew
> > > > > can only do it in 6 seconds with high tech gear. This was
> > > > > thought to be an excellent, yet bold move by Ferrari
> > > > > Management as races are won and lost in the pits and Ferrari
> > > > > would have an advantage over every other team.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for at the
> > > > > crew's first practice session, not only were the Sheffield pit
> > > > > crew able to change tyres in under 6 seconds, but within
> > > > > 12 seconds they had resprayed, rebadged and sold the
> > > > > vehicle to the McLaren team for 4 bottles of Stella, a gram
> > > > > of speed and a quick shufty at Coulthard's bird in the shower.
> > > > > The Ferrari team manager said that the situation was being
> > > > > reviewed at the highest level.

After getting all of Pope John Paul's luggage loaded into the limo
(and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices that the Pope is still
standing on the curb.

"Excuse me, Your Holiness," says the driver, "Would you please take
your seat so we can leave?"

"Well, to tell you the truth," says the Pope,"they never let me drive
at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive today."

"I'm sorry but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! And what if
something should happen?" protests the driver, wishing he'd never
gone to work that morning.

"There might be something extra in it for you," says the Pope.

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind
the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting
the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 105 mph.

"Please slow down, Your Holiness!!!" pleads the worried driver, but
the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

"Oh, dear God, I'm gonna lose my license," moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches,
but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and
gets on the radio.

"I need to talk to the Chief," he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a
limo going a hundred and five.

"So bust him," says the Chief.

"I don't think we want to do that, he's really important," said the
cop.

The Chief exclaimed,"All the more reason!"

"No, I mean really important," said the cop.

The Chief then asked, "Who ya got there, the Mayor?"

Cop: "Bigger."

Chief: "Governor?"

Cop: "Bigger."

"Well," said the Chief, "Who is it?"

Cop: "I think it's God!"

Chief: "What makes you think it's God?"

Cop: "He's got the fu*king Pope as a driver!!"

MPH has just ticked up again!

There is the reason. A 200,000 buy has just gone through!

Plus a 100,000 buy!

AGM is next Friday could be interesting!!

Tried to add this as a link in my last post. Didn't work for some reasonhttp://www.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200405271458451643Z.html

that's better!!!

sp ticking up.

Bottom fishers are getting back in. Ready for the next push up.

push? needs an express train..
mph? more like iph - wheres this 30p everyone was talking about?

patience is a virtue!!

of the strongest

the spirit is willing... the bank account is weak!

Thread has been quiet of late. Punters given up in the summer doldrums? They missed a little bit of excitement today, almost a 10% jump after lunch.

As i said patience is a virtue, unlucky sellers!!

quiet? thought they all had flown south for the winter. - lots of buys today, am I missing something? perhaps its edging up to the 30p predicted some time back

Just looking forward to the AGM and then the results.

capa

Certainly coming back into vogue.