so lets have a few guesses as to what the real underlying result will be.

Information:
Year to 30 June 2017 is what is covered so it would include sale of Hendrick & Hughes but exclude the sale of Ince
2016 underlying operating loss £ 27m
2015 underlying operating loss £ 13m
4 years prior to that the figures were £ 7-8m each year
The trees lost around £ 20m in each of the last 2 years
All the above exclude the results of financial engineering by owners to write off loans etc

I trust Romanis will arrange a suitable prize!

I will kick it off by punting for £ 18.3 million loss but hey, its just plucking figures out of the air