Reading between the lines of today’s missive from fully-listed Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), it looks as though a flock of chickens is coming in for the evening at Woodford Towers. They may be there for some time as the implications from today’s WPCT RNS is that it’s portfolio of cash-guzzling dogs is about to be hammered, despite the squirmings of the WPCT board.

In the first half of this podcast as I look at UK Oil & Gas (UKOG), Angus Energy (ANGS), Brockham, Horse Hill and the Weald Basin ramp I am joined by comrade Brokerman Dan. Then, alone, I look at Woodford Patient Captal Trust (WPCT) including the key missing info in today's bullshit RNS, Costain (COST), Versarien (VRS) and Mirriad (MIRI).

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.  This is a bleak day indeed for the Weald basin, Horse Hill, and all the fools who believed Lyin’ Steve Sanderson and shameless ramper Big Dave Lenigas. The dismal results first thing, from UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) were enough to justify ouzo on my cornflakes at Sheriff of AIM towers but mid morning saw news from Angus Energy (ANGS) and its Brockham site which is disastrous for those who disseds me and believed Lyin’ Steve and Dave. It is the death knell of the shameless and morally repellent, Wield basin (bigger than Saudi Arabia) promote.

Savanah Petroleum (SAVP) has today updated us on the Seven Energy deal and with the can is being kicked down the road once again. This substantial deal was reviewed by Gary Newman back in Jan 2018 when the deal was announced highlighting the scale and potential to transform Savanah, and again after the very positive first drilling results from the Niger exploration assets were revealed.

Craneware (CRW) has updated commencing that “the group has continued to make progress on its long-term strategic aim to become ubiquitous in US Hospitals, as the intelligence layer sitting across all other systems, delivering the information required to improve financial and operational performance” and including CEO Keith Neilson stating that “as we close our financial year, we continue to look to the future with high levels of confidence”. The shares are currently around 2000p (currently equating to circa $25.35) – Er… down more than 30%!...

I suggested that Union Jack Oil (UJO) was planning a placing in yesterday’s bearcast. And lo and behold the Sheriff of AIM is right again, £2.25 million has been raised at 0.17p.  But this raises big questions about the share trading activities of Mr Chris “Uranium” Oil, a man who has featured on this website often enough.

Having written on UK Oil &Gas (UKOG) progress at Horse Hill earlier this week, and questioned what the Kimmeridge and Portland oil pools really offered as assets to investors, today we get the half year update. I was hoping for some clarity to be provided on the issues I raised, and interestingly further and better information is there but, as is all too often the case with this company, you have to read the RNS carefully.

With the added bonus that kiss of death. disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is a major shareholder, the bears are certainly sniffing around litigation funding giant Burford Capital (BUR). Our own Nigel Somerville expressed his concerns here. One bear (Paddington) has asked if this is the new Quindell (QPP) in terms of revenue recognition. So I asked a former partner of a big 4 accountants to review the 2018 accounts. He notes:

I have known that this move was in the offing for a couple of months. Quite simply the official broker to Optibiotix (OPTI), that is to say finnCap, is useless. But an AIM company needs a retained broker so it stays in place. However it is not publishing research nor is it putting forecasts into the market nor is it getting secondary buying of the stock by institutional investors. Finncap is FinnCrap...

Surely the yacht below must belong to Neil Woodford?

As the only technical analyst with any credibility at all, we listen to Jordan Roy-Byrne. Jordan is not sure how long thislatest bull move in gold will last, but it could be a big one that lasts at least the next six months to a year. 

Yesterday I reported that Neil Woodford had had a (relatively) good day with his Income Focus Fund (WIFF) in that the NAV per unit had risen – even if redemptions had almost cancelled out the rise – leaving the fund with £298 million of assets. This morning’s news from Morningstar shows NAV per unit dropped gain yesterday and redemptions continued. It’s down and down.

Hello Share Peepers. Having dumped most of my smaller oil companies to concentrate on giants like Shell (RDSB) and BP (BP.), I still find myself with the second-tier oiler Tullow Oil (TLW). About ten years ago I was nursing huge paper profits on this one. But there has been a gradual erosion, so now I’m back to par...

The demented Bulletin Board and twitter followers of Versarien (VRS) boss Neill Rickets claimed the court documents I published HERE covering two fraud charges were false. Or that I had the wrong Patrick Abbott. Or that I was just making it all up to please my masters in the global shorting conspiracy.As ever the morons were wrong. Versarien has finally bowed to our pressure and let Abbott, who was only appointed a few months ago, go as head of its US operations.

Sports, leisure and mobility products group Tandem (TND) has updated commencing “we are pleased to announce that it has continued to be an encouraging year for the group with revenue for the 25 week period to 23 June approximately 26% ahead of the same period in the previous year” and concluding including “we can look forward to the rest of the year with some confidence”. So why are the shares lower?…

Whilst the likes of Invesco had offered formal undertakings to accept the offer form BBD Bidco for shares in BCA Marketplace (BCA), Neil Woodford only offered a letter of intent to vote for the deal. Of course, the deadwood press was full of how Neil was supporting the offer. Well….

I discuss the double standards of those running the LSE Asylum with reference to UK Oil & Gas (UKOG), its lying CEO and some poltroon who asserts I take bribes. I ask Nigel if he still thinks Sosandar (SOS) is a buy at sub 20p as it is sub 20p. I'm not sure. I look at greed and rewarding failure at Staffline (STAF), pass on rumours about Union Jack Oil (UJO) and comment on Bluejay Mining (JAY) and Dev Clever (DEV). Now it's back to hard work at the Welsh Hovel.

An 07:41am “Trading update” from floor coverings company Airea (AIEA). Hmmm – a difficult sector currently and a rushed ‘update’?...

Shares in Vela Technologies (VELA) have responded positively to a “Vibe Group Update - investment by Candy Ventures” announcement…

Recruitment and training group, Staffline (STAF) has eventually announced 2018 calendar year results (though not included the accounts in the RNS – instead making us go to https://www.stafflinegroupplc.co.uk !) and a “Proposed Placing and Open Offer”…