John Hughs Bit Quotations

Maybe there will be some anticipation that this might be the last bit of bad news that is going to come out, and we can look forward from here.

We're looking at a softer open. Retail sales are a bit of a concern. There is still some uncertainty over rising rates that has got everybody a little bit more cautious.

HMOs have had a great year very quietly. They're up about 47 percent on the year. And recently they've gotten a little bit beaten up because, if you listen to Mr. Gore's speech on Thursday, it would concern anybody that owned them. They are up a lot, we still like the group, (and) we selected medical group as a whole.

I think you've got a little bit of the Goldilocks scenario with the CPI, with investors concluding that growth is strong, but not so strong that we have to worry about a 50 basis point rise at the next meeting,

We like technology still because it is one of the better acting groups, ... We've seen a good push with the Internet stocks, but we're seeing with a bit of a warning that you have to be quick here if things start to deteriorate, to get out.

We passed the ball and kept it very well. These boys have a bit about them and I didn't think 3-1 was a true reflection on our performance. But we will dust ourselves down and come back stronger, because that is the nature of my players. In Stephen Thomson, I think I have unearthed a gem in midfield.

We're in a bit of a downtrend right now. There's a bit of a negative pattern technically and fundamentally. But we rarely follow through on these dips downward, ... This is a constructive process we're going through as we're working things out. It's a positive thing.

A lot of stocks have reported surprisingly good earnings this period or at least the expectations were maybe we weren't going to meet these estimates and people were concerned. But they have been performing a little bit better of late. Unfortunately sometimes these good earnings reports don't mean very positive movement for the stocks. Sometimes the stocks have run up in anticipation. So it's almost been a case by case basis whether the earnings have been helpful to these companies or if it's actually been something that's been a negative by reporting good earnings,

I fully expected Livingston to cause us a bit of discomfort in these last few weeks. But our future is very much in our own hands just now and I can't ask any more from the players than what they are giving me just now. We are unbeaten in our last three games, we have lost only one goal in that time and we are picking up points. My only criticism is that the players are showing the tension they are obviously feeling and that is stopping them from playing in their usual free-flowing manner, but it is an understandable reaction bearing in mind what is at stake. All I can ask is that they remain focused and concentrate on winning their last four games.

The chips and the Nasdaq, that's where the leadership was in the April to May rally, and after two weeks of sideways trading, we're seeing a bit of a resurgence in that area,