Charlie Christie is still very much in the picture and we hope to complete our enquiries with a view to tying things up near the end of the week.

I've one person to talk to then we'll have all the information we need to make a decision.

He is a quality player and would give us more options but we will not be making an increased bid. We have another target in mind.

We're very grateful that the commission and the president acted so quickly and we hope that this release happens as soon as possible.

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.

I hope he inspired some of our students and reminded them that coming from a small town is not a negative. Here, when somebody is successful, we all take part. And in tragedy, we all pull together.