"Where your argument has an element of merit is around the concept of Chinese involvement and what that may do to the SP."
Element of merit? I suggest you review that example a little more carefully.
"The Chinese IMO can play AVZ well, and that is why I think we need a good Chairman who knows how to deal with them. "
Have a look at the resume of Tim Netcher who took over the reins from Garret Dixon after the Karara project ran into cost blow out problems in 2011. Current Chairman of DRA global, SBM and GOR. Non-executive director of WSA. Previous senior VP Newmont (Asia Pacific), President and COO of QNI Ltd/BHP Billiton and MD Vale Coal to name a few of his current and previous roles.
https://au.linkedin.com/in/tim-netscher-b5936756
All this experience didn't help when it came to dealing with Ansteel (ie the Chinese, ie "them").
It is also pretty ironic that the Chairman of GBG now is the leader of Deliotte in WA, the firm who provided the independent assessmemt of the fairness of the big share issue to Ansteel at 85 cents in 2008 the first place. All these very high profile gentalmen were of absolutely no use to the shareholders of GBG in the face of the tactics and the long game that the Chinese play when it comes to commodities unfortunately. There are things that can be learnt from the past. Esh
