ceratinly been a tough old season with some of the worst 'pigeon weather' on record, young bird losses ceratinly not improving... imo the one and only way forward would be for all smaller feds to start convoying together, this would improve racing with bigger birdages and cut the crippling costs faced by members with levies as we struggle to keep old transporters on the road which are becoming 'heart breaking' to repair! it will come one day so why not start now... if not fanciers will be forced out the sport purely on finance reasons, never mind PERCY!