THE 2 IRISH PROPOSALS IN MY OPINION ARE NON STARTERS, 1: IS THERE A REQUEST FROM THE IRISH FOR SNFC TO CONVOY WITH THEM? ANSWER NO. THE IRISH DONT WANT A CHANCE OF THEIR BIRDS BEING PULLED PAST WALES AND INTO SCOTLAND AND LIKE WISE WE DONT WANT THE CHANCE OF OURS IN IRELAND, WHICH HAPPENS SOME TIMES WHEN FLYING OURSELVES FROM NEWBURY OR MAIDSTONE WITHOUT THE DRAG OF THE IRISH. REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO THE IRISH LOST A LOAD OF GOOD PIGEONS WHEN FORCED TO FLY OUT OF SCOTLAND.
2: WHY RACE A LINE OF FLIGHT ALL SEASON THEN SUDDENLY CHANGE FOR ONE RACE, A SURE SIGN OF DISASTER FOR THE SEASONED SNFC PIGEONS AS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF THEM WHEN TURNED FURTHER EAST INTO BELGIUM FOR 1 SEASON. ALSO THE COST FOR A 300 MILE RACE WILL BE A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN GOING DOWN THE MOTORWAY. IM ALL FOR PROGRESS BUT THIS IN MY OPINION ISNT & THE NATIONALS IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE FROM FRANCE WHERE THE DRAG ISNT SO CONSISTENT, NOT INLAND.