belfast show

[micko and jack]

CHAIRDE   FRIENDS

well we where at the show the best part for me meeting friends from the site and being able to put faces to names the show itself I personally didn't think was very good stalls selling birds (see the photos) and the usual stalls pigeon meds, ETS systems, corn just the same BUT no loft on display this year now some my think well that's not a big lose but for someone like myself I like to have a look as it helps with ideas to me it looked like the actual number of stalls and pigeons for sale was down (JMO) and no fancy section the Dublin show was far bigger and better

 

[micko and jack]

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[micko and jack]

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[micko and jack]

I would like to send congratulations to Phil (pigeon82) from Derry he was the top yb flyer in the club this year his first season well done mo chara (my friend) I was wondering what had paddymac worried looking haha

jacks the handsome one

Phil on the right

and the ole fella holding jack paddymac haha

[hoodedclaw]

mick them first birds r the ones i order for next year nice looking birds

[paddymac]

Have to agree micko, the show appears in decline. A big disapointment especially to those that travelled any distance. Most of the stands started dismantling the stalls from 4:00pm. Still nice to meet yourself and Jack though after all this time and anto and his friend (sorry his name I forgot  : hopefully you can make it up to Derry for the show on the 27th  .

[micko and jack]

I had a couple of the lads from Dublin who were up for the show stay and John Hall invited us down for a loft visit on the way down I was telling the lads johns house backed down onto the lough a really lovely part of Ireland  the 2 lads were well impressed with the QUALITY of johns birds

photo 2

anto derek and john  

[showman]

I have heard there wasn't a great entry for the show..maybe 250 - 300 pigeons. Unless the organisers do something about this show, it's dead in the water JMO

[micko and jack]

mick them first birds r the ones i order for next year nice looking birds

 

i wish you all the best with them chara and hope they race well

[paddymac]

Micko it was alright for them shits, I came off night duty and still had to drive to Belfast. :'( :'(

[micko and jack]

I have heard there wasn't a great entry for the show..maybe 250 - 300 pigeons. Unless the organisers do something about this show, it's dead in the water JMO

 

i wouldnt like to see that happen but maybe its just to close to the dublin show and then next month ALL THE MONEY people haha will be heading to blackpool now i dont race or show jacks fantails haha but one big show with a big fancy section would be the ticket

[micko and jack]

Micko it was alright for them shits, I came off night duty and still had to drive to Belfast. :'( :'(

 

and there was me thinking you were worried about the wife shopping in belfast with your credit card haha

[showman]

This used to be a cracking show. One of the best was when they had Racers, Show-racers & Fancy pigeons in the same hall.

[micko and jack]

This used to be a cracking show. One of the best was when they had Racers, Show-racers & Fancy pigeons in the same hall.

 

it would be great if they got it back to that paul

[showman]

A few years ago, when I was running the NISRS, I had a meeting with 2 of the organisers, regarding the future of the show. I asked them to split it in 2. They continue to organise trade stands etc. and I would take on the show itself (still all proceeds going to INFC) I could have practically guaranteed an extra 250 pigeons, because I would have brought in the show racers to boost numbers. Still waiting for their thoughts !!!!

[micko and jack]

A few years ago, when I was running the NISRS, I had a meeting with 2 of the organisers, regarding the future of the show. I asked them to split it in 2. They continue to organise trade stands etc. and I would take on the show itself (still all proceeds going to INFC) I could have practically guaranteed an extra 250 pigeons, because I would have brought in the show racers to boost numbers. Still waiting for their thoughts !!!!

 

paul mo chara (my friend) maybe someone afraid of you stealing their thunder

if you could guarantee an extra 250 birds well that would be a very very big boost to that show extra bodies threw the door more money spent and the profits still going to the INFC and you handling the workload WHAT ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT

[showman]

That's the stupid thing.....because I would have been doing it under the banner of the INFC, I couldn't steal their thunder. What I had proposed, I thought was an absolute no brainer !!

[benji]

theres no pigeons in the classes because of show men taking all the cards . AND the pigeon men doesnt want to bring there pigeons to the show to get beat :B

[pjc]

the problem is with a lot of these shows now they don't want the pigeons there!

Look at Telford, was the Old Comrades and now just a trade show!

Birds are being squeezed out of OC Doncaster now, just look at the way the show was organised this year, couple of years and it'll be just stands!

[pjc]

theres no pigeons in the classes because of show men taking all the cards . AND the pigeon men doesnt want to bring there pigeons to the show to get beat :B

 

Easy, you have flown classes for the racers and seperate classes for the show racers!

[micko and jack]

theres no pigeons in the classes because of show men taking all the cards . AND the pigeon men doesnt want to bring there pigeons to the show to get beat :B

 

haha your having a laugh

some fancier race other show BUT some do both

and then you have fanciers like jack and me

there eamon from shortcutlofts invited jack and myself down now I don't know a lot about racing or showing but I do ask questions eamon birds that he shows ALSO race and eamons birds did very well being shown in Dublin  

[paddymac]

Micko it was alright for them shits, I came off night duty and still had to drive to Belfast. :'( :'(