Maxvne - interesting comments; from the outsiders perspective I would have said that retaining one of the biggest contracts on the North Sea and then winning a second in the space of a month (January) constituted quite a well orchestrated "p u in a brewery"!
If that’s your definition of failure I'd hate to have to work to your benchmark for success...
It occurs to me that there is a party being planned for a reported 160 invitees somwhere else on the airfield - perhaps that would be more to your liking??? I'm sure they'd swap with you.
Anyway, Allan Brown - great bloke and I'm sure he will be missed at Bristows. Here's wishing him a long and happy retitrement.