Very difficult when you are looking for any negative slant you are able to find or think you are able to find. Lanarkshire Federation will operate their own programme for the full season. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAMME they will hopefully chose to go to the selected WRC races. For these selected WRC races, Lanarkshire Federation will mark centrally at Newhouse in a modern, covered, roomy marking station with full facilities for the fanciers and where the transporter can be loaded under cover and in front of the members. This seems like a no brainer to me. No longer will their pigeons be pulled all over the whole country by a predominantly larger entry from the East of Scotland because these races will not be National races. Their pigeons will have the opportunity to find a better line into the West of Scotland. Further, for those with National aspirations, this experience will stand them in good stead because of the likelihood of having more pigeons with that experience, being able to perform better within the National races. Where is the catch? Lanarkshire Federation will open these WRC races to include all fanciers in the West Region and allow them onto their transport for these races.