JohnQuinn

The thread isnae about what you's Think counts, nothing to do with opinions. That's what stinks about this and other sports, eg.. If a referee blows for a penalty its aw wanafek whit the players think, it's a penalty end of. If I ever have to verify pigeons again and the pad isnae inside the loft I will recommend disqualification of fancier and bird, then the fancier can come in front of the committee and explain why he should be exempt fae following the rules like everybody else does. Rules are Rules no opinions.

The rule is NOT open to interpretation. The pad Must be inside the loft and that's it. No mention of confined, captured or otherwise and if the rule does Not specifically say confined (captured would not be a term used) then the bird is free to come and go from its loft after timing in. Like I said I was on the rules committee when the rule was written and as long as the pad is beyond the threshold you have nothing to fear from being visited by officials, if it's no properly situated ye can scream court aw ye like, rules apply to everything in life and if ye don't follow them then you take the consequences of your OWN actions and nae court will support ye in yer arguement.

Ye were sayin John ??

Aye a heard ye had made changes but didnae know ye parted way yer old birds. That Overfly is a killer, hasn't cost me anything but Higgy suffered a couple ay times way it. Ave made some big changes tae this year way getting sprint Doos in so the dreaded overfly will no doubt bite me in the *expletive removed* tae lol

Cheers Tam, no be long tae yer on top again anyway.

A widnae knock yer results Tam, in fact anybody asking me about good distance Doos yours is wan ay the names a tell them tae see about distance stock. We all go through stages when results tail aff for a variety of reasons, and ave said tae ye Ma self ye gave away your Best bred birds tae all and sundry for sales and the likes and that cost ye in results. A couple a right good wans a season is aw we can expect or hope for but ye were givin yer best away for charities and club/fed fund raisers. I spoke about Lindsay & Henderson because of the length of time they have been winning and the Top positions they get year on year, whether club champs or no, And Ian Lindsay is a very very good friend of mine and I like tae see him getting a mention in the papers and a don't see anything wrong way that. Am sure when A get ma write up Ian will be just as pleased for me !!!! Lmao

l Lindsay & Henderson are 12 times Newmains champions, Eadie 8 times and you 4 and that was ages ago noo so L& H are worthy of a write up fae Tom especially when he's still winning SNFC Section.

It's aw legal then.

Lol Billy but am inclined towards JohnHunter's solution lmao

Is the pad beyond the wooden front of the loft or are they timed before crossing into the loft "proper" Alan ??

A notice there isnae a rush ay pics of sited pads :emoticon-0127-lipssealed:

Mare Red and double the Trouble, daft or no Derek a fekkin don't like Reds

I was on the SHU rules committee when ETS was discussed and am happy that I follow the stipulated rules. At the time secretaries were being abused by members not allowing them to see where the pad is sited and it was decided then that "policing" it would be well nigh impossible so it was left to fanciers Honesty, and mine cannot be questioned as I follow rules to the letter. ETS does have an advantage over manual clocks but that is fanciers choice.

Mine is just over the threshold Davie, imo the doo disnae need to be captured or confined it just has to enter the loft. Ma lot often enter then come back out again and I don't see how that could be an issue.

Ma hens just gave me 55 mins in the p**sin rain, nae flag or baw. I feed what a think is right without measuring but can only be about an ounce per bird just now. Al no be training Doos before the first race, it's nae mare than a toss anyway fae Kelso, how the F we ended up back there is beyond me. :emoticon-0179-headbang:

Yer defo no slow Andy lmao

Keep them on the hungry side and they'll be keener.

Only have 4 Reds in my race team, all yearlings and every day in life ye can be sure they're last in.

Lmao guid yin Tam

Aye nice pair Andrew, Al no have a big team of Yb's this year but arguably al have plenty quality.

Doos tae fly 16hrs on the day are few and far between everywhere, always have been. Late great Andrew Deans pointed that oot tae me years ago and nothing has changed since.

Pair of Yb's out that hen paired tae a Stunning Maca Ck I bought on here out a half bro/sis mating outa Black Caviar.

stD ? Am sure ye get them in Holland but no aff anybody called Rab :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Morning Paddy hope ye have a nice day, mind take half a dozen rings way ye :emoticon-0138-thinking:

Bad reception where a was last night Tam. Naw she's a Moleveld X Bruggerman. Moleveld Ck was one Sapper got direct and I bought when he packed in and the Bruggerman hen was a gift fae Davie Jamieson. She's tiny but all ye feel is muscle when ye handle her. Am sure Davie will put ye right if he reads this Tam, he's the man winning way them