Best Fancier in the U.K past and present ?

[Guest]

I've always thought Biss as a racing man but I'll put a different slant and for me the greatest pigeon man I ever met was Taffy Bowen not just as a great racer but a man of immense stature and a great leader and he would have been in any aspect of life, I was lucky to have an open invite to call in whenever I was passing unfortunately I never realised how priveleged I was. Some others from Wales, Channing, Morgan & Cook. Bale Bros & Griffiths and still doing it Alan Reed and Ken Darlington at the top.

I will also mention ex club mates of mine Pearson & Dransfield at the top for 5 decades.........I always remember turning up at the first meeting and as I stood at the bar there was a chap as big as me I asked him if I was at the irght place for the pigeon meeting, he said yes he was a pigeon fancier and he introduced himself as Frank, he was very 'humble' it was in fact Frank Pearson; this was and is the only club I know of where the ace fanciers were looked up to reveered and respected and liked and by heck there were some top fanciers in that club,and of course in Barnsley Fed............and one other partnership for some reason who does not get the plaudits they deserve.........Geoff & Catherine Cooper, in my book a lovely couple (I am biased though cause I do have a penchant for gorgeous hens ;D)

[pender]

macalonay coatbridge.

[kelly tom]

jock stirling from burnbank

[frank-123]

stirling of burnbank

was a small team flyer with big results from the national

my father said the best was jock stirling from burnbank

his son davie bred me my first winner

i know jock  alston of kirkfieldbank has a bird the stirling cock that has scored many times from the national

 

many know (davie) as stucky from a former forum

[Guest TAMMY_1]

;D

stirling of burnbank

was a small team flyer with big results from the national

my father said the best was jock stirling from burnbank

his son davie bred me my first winner

i know jock  alston of kirkfieldbank has a bird the stirling cock that has scored many times from the national

 

many know (davie) as stucky from a former forum

 

OH AYE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY FROM YOUR CLUB. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[frank-123]

if your not from burnbank your a nobody :D

 

[Guest]

I think John May and Son  from Worcester Park fly a good pigeon, good National flyer.

[jimmy white]

;D ;D just imagine a club with all these great fliers in it,,,,think it would be hard to win ;D ;D

[ribble]

;D ;D just imagine a club with all these great fliers in it,,,,think it would be hard to win ;D ;D

 

yeah,and there would still only be one winner each race.so dont see how you could find or pick the best fancier in the uk past or present...................

[pender]

as the great jock stein said burnbank was gods own country

[maverick]

ANDY JUST BACK FROM MALTA AND TWO WEEKS WITH EDDIE WE WERE BOTH WRONG IT WAS 7 TIMES BRITISH FANCIER OF THE YEAR AND 3 TIMES RUNNER UP I DO NOT THINK ANYONE COMES ANYONE COMES NEAR TO THAT.

[andy]

JOHN,

        LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL WRONG JUST RAKED THROUGH MY ARCHIVES ON THE GAZETTE ARTICLE OF DEC 1984 WHO WERE THE FOUNDERS OF "BRITISH FANCIER OF THE YEAR" WHICH WAS LAST PRESENTED IN 1982. NEWCOMBE BROS, MACMERRY WON IT 6xTIMES. YEARS WERE 1972,73,75,78,80,81. YOU ARE WELCOME TO A LOAN OF THE LAST BOOKLET PRINTED ADVERTISING THE "FLYING FESTIVALS" BEFORE EDDIES MOVE TO MALTA.

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

for inland racing over the last 2 decades tommy shaw must rank up there with the best

a relatively small team man his performances in the mighty north staffs fed  are legendary

[ACE LOFTS]

i rekon 2days best national flyer has got to be in my eyes mark gilbert of windsor

[ribble]

yes ace,the new jim biss.

[gangster]

this debate will run forever,everyone has there own opinions who,s the best at whatever distance. from the past flyers like ron green,don blakeway ,also alf wright, and my boyhood hero albert tarleton(still present by the way)  to the present day  wall,lunt.green,galley have got to be among the best....mick

[Roland]

Me

[jimmy white]

if my memory serves me right, edie newcombe was , i think 1,,,2,,3,,4..scottish nat, [as i mentioned b4 in my post ], but ommitted to say that at that time the snfc made it a 12 bird limit [as there were" people" sending big teams and thats why they won it] well eddie boy could only send 12 ,,the same as the rest , some how i think it was like putting a red rag to the bull, but anyway he proved them all wrong.

p.s wonder if they would make it a 12 bird limit now???

[Guest TAMMY_1]

A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN SEND A LOT LESS THAN TWELVE AND DO GREAT

[jimmy white]

just a post script , do any of you remember eddie newcombes

  " red rock" timed in and won a prize in every national race,,,, ,,,same year,,   4 races over 500 miles within a few weeks

[jimmy white]

yes me tammy,, sent one 2cnd nat ;D ;D ;D    1st in to scot flying over 600 miles

[ACE LOFTS]

yes gangster at sprinting there the best in england in my eyes

wall,lunt,green,galley

[Wiley]

Alf Baker,Geoff Kirkland,Frank Tasker,Henry Gonsalves,Mark Gilbert,Patrick Bros,Fear Bros,in my opinion are great flyers of the present and past

[andy]

if my memory serves me right, edie newcombe was , i think 1,,,2,,3,,4..scottish nat, [as i mentioned b4 in my post ], but ommitted to say that at that time the snfc made it a 12 bird limit [as there were" people" sending big teams and thats why they won it] well eddie boy could only send 12 ,,the same as the rest , some how i think it was like putting a red rag to the bull, but anyway he proved them all wrong.

p.s wonder if they would make it a 12 bird limit now???

JIMMY,

         MY FAVOURITE WAS "LADY OF COURAGE" A 1978 BLUE HEN  WON IN 1980 AVRANCHES (1) 3639b. 27TH OPEN, VEL:1433, RENNES 68TH OPEN, VEL:1032,7359b AVRANCHES(2)VEL:1067, 160TH OPEN 5722b. ALL WITHIN 6 WEEKS. IN HER SNFC RACING CAREER SHE WON 8 DIPLOMAS. PHENOMINAL IN THIS DAY & AGE, NEVER MIND WHEN MOST FOLK WERE DISTANCE ORIENTATED.

 

[jimmy white]

yes your bang on andy, there were so many champions through the years he bred and raced it would be hard to mention them all ,,,there are many great fanciers then and now, in scot , eng. ireland and wales , also many up and comming ones , all   these fanciers come under one group,,,,the elite