Glenn
It is your sort of blind faith and optimism that gives me some hope ;-)
Why you "bulls" keep on and on about "shorters" though I don't know, unless it is to try to hide any examination of your theories?
To my knowledge there are two "regular" shorters on this board, and both say so when they have a short placed. Nothing wrong with that surely. Have to keep an open mind and listen to both sides.
It is the company itself that is failing to help sentiment. CJP is quite wily enough to know that he doesn't have to announce "no deal" because while he continues to try to find any sort of buyer he is "still negotiating".