more optimistic than I have been in the past that a deal is there to be done.

I feel more optimistic, ... because we have a solution to the problem of the pension fund, which was an enormous problem.

We will be back at six, hopefully to announce a deal is done.

We need the time to clear up or deal with these issues that have been raised by Keiper and Woollcombe,

People are starting to realize that a consensual deal is good for the company. There is a deal to be done, we just have to hope that everyone can come to a common view.

But it can only be modified or amended in ways that are satisfactory to the other parties.