Be good to meet up with you Ralph for that pint and will do so if I am on the island - I work most of my time in the Gulf (oil biz) but do get back every other month for a few days.

From what I have heard from a very close firend who has had observed Bulmer for many years, the chances of Bulmer doing a "decent" deal are remote in the extreme! He can't do it. Governed by greed and with a hoarders mentality the game is to fan the flames and watch the mayhem. You could say he is a a really lovely human being!

I think that what is guaranteed is that Bulmer doesn't give a stuff what people think about him and laughs himself all the way to his bank (with bag carried by Sharpley).