"Was said to be......."

"My English friend was not too sure..."

"My English friend tells me...."

Do do have a lot of such friends (English friends) like TKnight ?

I can not allow myself to be convinced as you are talking about a significant meeting of your English friend with half of the Falcon bod.Could be true,could be not.....

Seems to be kinda hearsay at third hand.........

Hearsay evidence is of fairly cheap value.

Why should this party of four,as you state (or your English friend did) as a selected few, sojourn at such a place around Trafalgar or elsewhere,and if they realy did,why should they issue a statement to such an effect that Falcon is broke,XOM to be on the point of giving a negative spin to the MAKO Phase 2 and the Beetaloo financing didn`t raise a single cent ?

Could be true - could be not.

My friend told me dont believe everything they tell you.They might me wrong.