So the rebels have withdrawn. That now leaves us with just a...

So the rebels have withdrawn. That now leaves us with just a ship full of pirates.

Do we want Central Petroleum run by opportunists like Askin, Dunmore, Whittle and Faull? Do we want to hand it over to a gang of carpetbaggers like Collins, Herrington and Gasteen?

All these people have crawled out from under rocks and contributed absolutely nothing to the growth of the company.

Every one has been focussed on conquest and pillage. I say get rid of them all, let's go back to the company run cleanly.

There's one honest man in this whole sorry mess - John Heugh as MD. We need the man who conceived and created the company, brick by brick, over 15 years.

Backed by Dalton Hallgren, the expert who can unlock our riches, and Erholtz who has been company secretary for years, caring for the management, we'll have a team of real working directors instead of this plotting crew.

Get CTP run by the oilmen who have already proved that they can find oil, and can turn it into real cash and ultimately great wealth. As for the rest, walk the plank with them!

Don't sign any proxies till the situation is clearer - certainly do not give any to the chairman who created this unholy turmoil in the first place. Sit back calmly for a week or so and see what happens when the dust settles.