The evidence places Gerry McCann in the tapas bar at 10pm

[icabodcrane]

Do you have a definite photo of Gerry trousers that have the buttons down

They dont sound like Gerry plain style, but maybe I am wrong?

You can see the two buttons in the photo posted

They are the kind of trousers that have a tag on the inside  ...  they can be rolled up and by fastening the buttons,  be worn as  shorts

[sadie]

You can see the two buttons in the photo posted

They are the kind of trousers that have a tag on the inside  ...  they can be rolled up and by fastening the buttons,  be worn as  shorts

Ok that could be Gerrys style.  Agreed ... but then it is lots of peoples style too, especially on holiday.

[Benice]

I didn't know that they said the man they saw  'was not'   Gerry McCann,   I thought they were just unable to say whether it was him or not

Is this in the police files Benice ?

I believe Mr Smith said that he contacted the rest of the family (apart from his wife)  and told them what he thought  - and none of them agreed with him.   IMO It's not correct to claim that they could not say one way or another whether it was Gerry.

[DCI]

I believe Mr Smith said that he contacted the rest of the family (apart from his wife)  and told them what he thought  - and none of them agreed with him.   IMO It's not correct to claim that they could not say one way or another whether it was Gerry.

And why would Martin Smith say, "I don't know if this information will help the McCanns, but anything we can do to help try to solve it, we will", when he had just dropped Gerry in the doo doo?

[Albertini]

Ok that could be Gerrys style.  Agreed ... but then it is lots of peoples style too, especially on holiday.

But then you come have to work out the probability of that given all the other surrounding factors.

You have Martin Smith's later ID of it being Gerry (to 60%-80%) and you have this man wearing distinctive trousers that we know Gerry owned, walking with a child matching Madeleine's description on or around the time Madeleine was reported missing.

When you combine all the factors what is the possibility there would be someone else matching all those things  walking past the Smiths in a small quiet resort like PDL on that night?

I'd say slim at best.

[ferryman]

you have this man wearing distinctive trousers

You have apartment 5a rented from someone (unrelated to the McCanns) called Ruth McCann ...

[AnneGuedes]

If one of his family had said no way the carrier was Mr McCann, I guess Martin Smith would have felt relieved. Who isn't aware it has been terribly difficult for him to tell the gardaí ? It was a case of conscience, a heavy one.

[Albertini]

you have this man wearing distinctive trousers

You have apartment 5a rented from someone (unrelated to the McCanns) called Ruth McCann ...

Did she have some of these trousers as well? You've lost me.

[AnneGuedes]

Did she have some of these trousers as well? You've lost me.

You made me laugh ! Thank you !

[Rachel Granada]

you have this man wearing distinctive trousers

You have apartment 5a rented from someone (unrelated to the McCanns) called Ruth McCann ...

Yes!  Gerry McCann was club doctor at Celtic FC and I recently saw a green and white hooped T-shirt at Primark!

So he must be guilty!

Sorry ferryman, I just had to post this as I am so frustrated about the so called "connections" that the forkers are so fond of.

[ferryman]

Yes!  Gerry McCann was club doctor at Celtic FC and I recently saw a green and white hooped T-shirt at Primark!

So he must be guilty!

Sorry ferryman, I just had to post this as I am so frustrated about the so called "connections" that the forkers are so fond of.

And let's not forget that one of the McCanns principal backers, Brian Kennedy, is unrelated to Kate's uncle, Brian Kennedy ...

[Carana]

During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife.
The witness doesn't say they felt another way, just that they didn't feel the same way, i.e they had no opinion.

Your conclusion being?

[Rachel Granada]

And let's not forget that one of the McCanns principal backers, Brian Kennedy, is unrelated to Kate's uncle, Brian Kennedy ...

The forkers seem to get this fact wrong time and time again... like the 15/19 markers (sorry to go off topic)!!

[ferryman]

I was in a pub, once, that has a vast menu (probably about 40 selections).  I ordered a prawn curry that, itself, came in two forms: standard or deluxe.  I ordered deluxe. 

Imagine my surprise when, after about the time they might take to prepare food, a barman came along with a deluxe prawn curry and delivered it -- to the woman sat at the table adjacent to mine. 

She gratefully received it and tucked in.

She was entitled to.  It was hers.  She had paid for it.

A very short while later, along came my curry ...

[Benice]

But then you come have to work out the probability of that given all the other surrounding factors.

You have Martin Smith's later ID of it being Gerry (to 60%-80%) and you have this man wearing distinctive trousers that we know Gerry owned, walking with a child matching Madeleine's description on or around the time Madeleine was reported missing.

When you combine all the factors what is the possibility there would be someone else matching all those things  walking past the Smiths in a small quiet resort like PDL on that night?

I'd say slim at best.

It all depends on when Gerry bought those trousers and when the photograph was taken.  Unless you know that you can't make any assumptions.

And what happened to the dark long-sleeved jacket. 

He was wearing neither of those articles of clothing when he went to dinner on the 3rd.