There's an important difference between "asked for" and "accepted" - thus it was very LOGICAL to ask, how you came to the conclusion, Turley was asking for this job. I don't see any attack to your integrity in this question - this is a messaging board, where people sometimes HAVE to ask twice to be sure, what the other person really wants to express. It was more your reaction, which caused some "eyebrowing" (to borrow this word from a poster before).
2. "...there is no substitute for a targeted campaign...including "one on one" roads shows invovling a company's CEO..."
Once again: We don't have any proof, that Pohl and Turley didn't do this "one-to-one-shows" presenting Patriot to certain investors.
If you say, they didn't, I will say with the same right (of not knowing), they did - not only to financial investors, but to "industrial" or "strategic" investors. The point is, we both don't know, so why do you stress the lack of something nobody knows, if it's really a lack?
And: do you think, these kind of investors would not be able to invest their money without letting the market know? You surely know, for example, there are a lot of financial companies around Wall Street specialized on deals outside the public market, bringing sellers and buyers together WITHOUT any effect to the shareprice - and they are not changing some hundred shares...
3. "if there is no such interest,... then the status quo is great"
I know you did not and cannot believe, that Patriot would have any interest in a low shareprice since April 2006, but if you read the current 10K, you get the final proof:
- Nearly 5mio shares bought back in June and July at an average price of 0.54$
- A warrant-buyback-agreement based on the average trading price
Once again: It's in OUR best long-term interest, that Patriot could buy back nearly 20mio shares at an average of about 0.60 (and they will continue until October I guess). If the shareprice goes to 3,- or 4,-$, they own shares for 60-80mio$ in their treasure - and invested only 12mio$!!!
This is only ONE reason, why there is no need for any marketing campaign (besides the mentioned attraction/connection to strategic investors, who could help Patriot in their next step of development) - and as long, nobody of us knows the business plan of Patriot, we only can wait and trust, that Turley & Co are KNOWING, what they do.
Good night and good luck to all