He DID say we are there or thereabouts. Listen again
It's been taken out of context though.
In what sense?
'The Barry Moat situation; are they close?'
'We're in negotiations with Barry, and, you know, I'm not going to talk about the individuals that are there or thereabouts...'
Like I said, it's slightly different to what the papers have said, which is that the Moat deal itself is 'there or thereabouts'.
What he actually said could mean anything, basically.
Your right just re-listened.
The most positive bit is the part where he is talking about parties being 'more or less at signing stage'
It would be positive, if it hadn't come from Lambias.