alex wight Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Just back from Kirkcaldy marking station, absolutely gutted. Was intending to send 4 pigeons to this only my 2nd race over the water. I am not a full member of the snfc due to shortage of pigeons, therefore i thought i would be paying the £10 plus birdage. Not the case, i was asked to pay the full membership fee plus the £6 for being after April totalling £31 plus my £12 birdage, £43 for 4 pigeons without pools. Needless to say i returned home with my 4 pigeons, and totally deflated. Rules are rules, and i,ve just learned one of them tonight. Being a novice in the sport especially national racing, its proving to be very difficult all round. At least the birds are there for next year i suppose. The question i ask is.......why are you allowed to pay the £10 for all inland nationals and not over the water? Regards alex.
Williedoo Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Yes, unfortunately its only the inland and y/b you can do this and its to be paid 2 weeks before the race.
clockman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Non members can compete in any Old Bird Inland Race and Y/B race for a fee of £10.00. its on the snfc website Alex
alex wight Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Posted June 30, 2011 Non members can compete in any Old Bird Inland Race and Y/B race for a fee of £10.00. its on the snfc website Alex Lesson learned, i just thought it was for them all, but now i know. Still not got an answer as to why
clockman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Lesson learned, i just thought it was for them all, but now i know. Still not got an answer as to why not telling you your not a member
alex wight Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Posted June 30, 2011 very unlucky Alex m8, always next year bud. Thanks Derek, you dont know if you dont know eh lol. Never was good at doing my homework i was looking forward to it as well, but as you say there's next year, and off course the young bird national. As long as i make my payment 2 weeks before hand
duncandoo Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks Derek, you dont know if you dont know eh lol. Never was good at doing my homework i was looking forward to it as well, but as you say there's next year, and off course the young bird national. As long as i make my payment 2 weeks before hand where is your fed at this week mate as the lanarkshire are at ypres with the snfc.two bites at the cherry
alex wight Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Posted June 30, 2011 our fed isnt racing this week mucker, we have only one more old bird race from cleremont where we are with the national.
duncandoo Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 i wish our fed would go to clermont,and get a true channel race
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Think someone suggested a pay per race system on another thread
JohnQuinn Posted June 30, 2011 Report Posted June 30, 2011 Think someone suggested a pay per race system on another thread I seen that suggested but I canny agree with pay per race, the club needs to know how many members need to be catered for at the start of the year, for amongst other things how many year books to order or other administrative costs/needs for the season ahead.Can anyone see there own club being able to function Effectively if the members only paid for races entered? I canny see how it would be sustainable at any level.
blaz Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 Just back from Kirkcaldy marking station, absolutely gutted. Was intending to send 4 pigeons to this only my 2nd race over the water. I am not a full member of the snfc due to shortage of pigeons, therefore i thought i would be paying the £10 plus birdage. Not the case, i was asked to pay the full membership fee plus the £6 for being after April totalling £31 plus my £12 birdage, £43 for 4 pigeons without pools. Needless to say i returned home with my 4 pigeons, and totally deflated. Rules are rules, and i,ve just learned one of them tonight. Being a novice in the sport especially national racing, its proving to be very difficult all round. At least the birds are there for next year i suppose. The question i ask is.......why are you allowed to pay the £10 for all inland nationals and not over the water? Regards alex.sorry to hear that alex better join nat next year .as for 2 weeks before for inland racing rule that has been broken plenty times and paid on the night.on may be a better note you can have pick of late bred from my 1st bird back from ypres .have 6 away 4 of which have scored at the inland nats.
sapper756 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 sorry to hear that alex better join nat next year .as for 2 weeks before for inland racing rule that has been broken plenty times and paid on the night.on may be a better note you can have pick of late bred from my 1st bird back from ypres .have 6 away 4 of which have scored at the inland nats. NICE GESTURE BLAZ M8http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/scotland.gif
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 I seen that suggested but I canny agree with pay per race, the club needs to know how many members need to be catered for at the start of the year, for amongst other things how many year books to order or other administrative costs/needs for the season ahead.Can anyone see there own club being able to function Effectively if the members only paid for races entered? I canny see how it would be sustainable at any level. Understand what your saying John and as stated on the other thread it was only a suggestion from a member of the SNFC (who has little to no experience in the running of clubs) as a possible way to try and increase birdages and members sending to the races over the course of the year. Again I don't know exact figures but I am lead to believe the SNFC is no ordinary club in as much as it has in excess of £100,000 at its disposal with no suggestions as of yet to spend this on??Why can't some of this money be used short term to encourage members to send to SNFC races even if it is only one or two a year?? Is a £4 fee to be paid before April first in order for members to recieve a yearbook and a SNFC membership number with the remaining £21 split accordingly over the races(depending on how much they cost for the club to host) a totally ridiculous suggestion??
JohnQuinn Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 Understand what your saying John and as stated on the other thread it was only a suggestion from a member of the SNFC (who has little to no experience in the running of clubs) as a possible way to try and increase birdages and members sending to the races over the course of the year. Again I don't know exact figures but I am lead to believe the SNFC is no ordinary club in as much as it has in excess of £100,000 at its disposal with no suggestions as of yet to spend this on??Why can't some of this money be used short term to encourage members to send to SNFC races even if it is only one or two a year?? Is a £4 fee to be paid before April first in order for members to recieve a yearbook and a SNFC membership number with the remaining £21 split accordingly over the races(depending on how much they cost for the club to host) a totally ridiculous suggestion?? I can see where the idea is coming from and it has some merit but i'm the type who is either in or out and think everyone should join for the year. Its no exactly fair on men who pay up front to be beaten by a fancier who joins for one race because he has something jumping out of its skin and would otherwise not be entered, just disnae sit well with me but if the Majority vote it in i'd go along with it, as i would any other majority decision. ATB. John.
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 I can see where the idea is coming from and it has some merit but i'm the type who is either in or out and think everyone should join for the year. Its no exactly fair on men who pay up front to be beaten by a fancier who joins for one race because he has something jumping out of its skin and would otherwise not be entered, just disnae sit well with me but if the Majority vote it in i'd go along with it, as i would any other majority decision. ATB. John. Fair doos John Hope to see yer name in the lights from Ypres again this year Best of luck this weekend
alex wight Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Posted July 1, 2011 No room for beginners in this sport eh. What's wrong with letting novices/new start's pay for up 10 races one at a time. then after that pay the full amount? i didnt have pigeons jumping out their skin, i just wanted to test the birds at this distance, so that i could build on them for the future. Just feel that if your not experienced in this sport, then your left behind with little or no help. But hey, i wont make the same mistake again. Regards alex
blaz Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 No room for beginners in this sport eh. What's wrong with letting novices/new start's pay for up 10 races one at a time. then after that pay the full amount? i didnt have pigeons jumping out their skin, i just wanted to test the birds at this distance, so that i could build on them for the future. Just feel that if your not experienced in this sport, then your left behind with little or no help. But hey, i wont make the same mistake again. Regards alexyes their is room for beginners alex .i got told in 09 the year i started back with broken birds to pay £10 for my birds at eastbourne.think i got 3 on result so don,t give up hope.as for help their are plenty on hear to ask as i have just send them a pm some help some don,t. my last result from eastbourne yes he is a good pigeon but a wee bit extra advice from andy millar last winter helped me out. we all need to learn but if you don,t ask you won,t learn
Henrik Posted July 1, 2011 Report Posted July 1, 2011 No room for beginners in this sport eh. What's wrong with letting novices/new start's pay for up 10 races one at a time. then after that pay the full amount? i didnt have pigeons jumping out their skin, i just wanted to test the birds at this distance, so that i could build on them for the future. Just feel that if your not experienced in this sport, then your left behind with little or no help. But hey, i wont make the same mistake again. Regards alexWasnt so long ago the only race you could go to without being a member was the Yb Nat and that was only for the one year then you had to join.
alex wight Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Posted July 1, 2011 cheers for replies guys i see all points of views, and accept i boobed
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