Whats it called Cumbernauld

Tam I gave them up last year after over 40 years in the game. For me it was best thing iv done.got my life back nae stress or worries.Just not worth it.All the best whatever you do.

Derek you are so right I been shot down over resent times. Being seen as over reacting and let the ones who love the sport enjoy there doo,s.MURDER AND DOUBLE STANDARDS DO INDEED SPRING TO MIND. As I have said before the total lack of direction from the top in not real. If we don't stop, and turn the way in which we do things upside down, it will, or could be done in our lifetime. Disgusting love there birds don't make me laugh.Am well out of it,will always keep pigeons but not for racing,and that is sad after50 add years. Good luck

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copy from a few days ago near home 1st training toss with y/birds today, total disaster, liberated 22 bird at 6.30am 5 miles from loft, just got in from work to find 1 bird in loft Been saying this a long time now ,there is something wrong very Wrong with the birds ability to come home.do not wish to take away anything from those that a successful in our once great sport but to continue till there is none left to come home, and no pigeon men left is also so wrong. If we do not stop and think we are had it big time. In the meantime ill keep my bird round the back, in the hope someone somewhere comes up with some answers, have kept pigeons here for at least 45 years out of the last 50 but am done. Good luck and sorry for the rant.

this is a new low for S Sorry Scottish football but no real surprise

Great stuff Andrew well pleased for you ,and all the best in the future mate.

Human decisions, and the fact that they can not agree on anything is having a real adverse effect on the demise of our one great sport. it is surely accelerating the end. A good club member sums it all up best when he says "Its just not fun anymore"Said it and heard it all before but it needs a change from top to bottom even if its to last a further 10 years this change has be required and ignored by whole generation of Pigeon men.Could someone publish numbers of pigeons and loft concerned say 20/30 years ago. this should be done by those at the top.but guess what they cant agree on anything either so it stays the same. I am in the process of giving them up for the second time in 10 years. Ill keep a few doos round the back. I do this in the hope that things may change.

Taking nothing from you in ur fed but u have got safety in numbers that we do not, not everything but helps, next couple races as u say are dodggy good luck

Changed game nowadays good luck

Some guys talk to, same as me heavy losses but having read the above, this does not seem to be the case across the board.am no talking about the odd pigeon here started at second race, sent 20 got 8,sent 16 got 5, sent 16 got 7. iv kept the doos since secondary School, and never known anything like it.Back to the drawing board again and there in lies the problem, the inability to build a team.

ok let me know if u need help think I could get it to Cumbernauld by teatime Friday if its any good ?

Did you get fixed up ok ?

Your right there Andrew locally not enough shorter races to give birds experience, I do think a mid week club in our area would be well supported.

this is first class well done that man

Snap mate no real never been like this before

far to cold yet but organizations know this, and still go mid April, cause they always have pigeon thinking is we have always went then, so why change eh. If we don't do change soon then change will see the end of our once great sport .The history books will surely talk of a lack on direction from those that administrate our sport. Time we put the birds first.

This would be a good representation of the transporter that left each Friday night. Please note there is two sides to this trailer,whith over 100 baskets on each side ,all with 25 birds.Tthe good news is, it was a fed, and not a club transporter.but it don't take a lot of sums to work it out we are up sh** creekeh sorry late 70's early 80's

its prob a lot more than that

if I could get them out for a fly it would help so well done there mate

Big turning point for our sport this year am still unable to let any pigeons out sick of it

Hi Sandy yes am busy keeping fox back from loft l;ost one to high percy right through pack took them three hours to land on roof about 30 seconds and hut by a sparrow hawk am at wits end see it if I stayed out in country but smack bang in middle off Cumbernauld town centre 500 yards away don't have a clu what imk goibng to do but no point letting them out so wont be racing so whats the point any help pm please All the best Sandy

had kept birds in for a while due to repeated attacks. Getting to the point need to let out in prep for racing. out an hour going well large hawk through them from above gulls going daft, got one out of the pack .then they would not landafter landing sparrow hawk over the roof took one to the ground got there on time and bird got away. Away is where my birds are, just about had enough, there seems no point anymore gutted. By the way, had a fox at my loft twice in the last week, in the process of fitting a security lightand a radio to keep them at bay, just good money after bad.

yes lost two already up here centre of Cumbernauld about 500 yards from town centre now bothered with foxes as well birds nervous like I have never seen in 40 years cant get them out apart from packing it in and advice on the Fox please

13 for me here in sunny Cumbernauld

Here's our yb race program, no Racing no jag no yb sickness This problem can be overcome, we need to change fundamentals of our sport in the absence of direction, its up to individuals to take steps.