East V West

[Henrik]

As Midlothian prepare to go down the west route with their youngbirds I,m wondering how many more phone calls I,m going to get asking if we can take youngsters with us for training. Unfortuanately the answer has to be we cant take them as we only have so many spaces on the Pentland Transporter and have to think of our own members needs first.

[blaz]

As Midlothian prepare to go down the west route with their youngbirds I,m wondering how many more phone calls I,m going to get asking if we can take youngsters with us for training. Unfortuanately the answer has to be we cant take them as we only have so many spaces on the Pentland Transporter and have to think of our own members needs first.

bobby tell them their will be plenty room sending with my club inveresk.i also think this will be the down fall of midlothian fed so will i get in your club

[Fair Play]

You might be wrong Blaz but again you might be right you will never know until it is tried and I must applaud Midlothian for giving it a try.Many years ago I never thought they would put a man on the moon.

[Henrik]

bobby tell them their will be plenty room sending with my club inveresk.i also think this will be the down fall of midlothian fed so will i get in your club

Gary its Midlothian members who are wanting training facilities with us, why didnt they just go to their AGM and vote.

[blaz]

Gary its Midlothian members who are wanting training facilities with us, why didnt they just go to their AGM and vote.

i am glad we are going down the west won my 1st race from longtown in 1997. it also cut the over fly i give to a lot of them so i am happy.if it goes wrong i will still have a strong team for next year

[Henrik]

Aye used to like the west route myself. Not much difference now as regards the Peregrines as they are even on Cockenzie Power Station now and I can see them most days hunting over the Pans.Was just out taking ring numbers for the ets and I knew I had lost a few ybs but have only 34 left from 60 rings having given 4 away to sales, so the rest have prob been taken by Bop n thats before the racing starts. Did you say Midlothian start on Sat?

[dal2]

As Midlothian prepare to go down the west route with their youngbirds I,m wondering how many more phone calls I,m going to get asking if we can take youngsters with us for training. Unfortuanately the answer has to be we cant take them as we only have so many spaces on the Pentland Transporter and have to think of our own members needs first.

I have raced both routes in the last two seasons! Nae diffo either way! Hawk attacks and losses just the same!

[Guest stb-]

You might be wrong Blaz but again you might be right you will never know until it is tried and I must applaud Midlothian for giving it a try.Many years ago I never thought they would put a man on the moon.

aye but there wasny 50,000 piars of percies waiting tae eat him ,,

 

wish ye all the best down the west side but personally think you would be better checking into carstairs on way past

[blaz]

aye but there wasny 50,000 piars of percies waiting tae eat him ,,

 

wish ye all the best down the west side but personally think you would be better checking into carstairs on way past

will only send skinny pigeons and hope they go for the fat ones

[william]

east or west we will still lose our birds,but hopfully not as many flying down the west/middle rout, every time you go down in to the durham area the losses shot up and the next week the transporter was half empty but some fanciers are only interested in there overfly and not in trying to save our youngbird teams so we have to try it for there benifit

[Guest IB]

You'll have no bother with space after a few races, and I doubt there will be many queuing up then to fill it.

[Guest stb-]

east or west we will still lose our birds,but hopfully not as many flying down the west/middle rout, every time you go down in to the durham area the losses shot up and the next week the transporter was half empty but some fanciers are only interested in there overfly and not in trying to save our youngbird teams so we have to try it for there benifit

Overfly i loose loads of over fly racing east but would rather loose my over fly than send my birds down through beatock and moffat on the west route ,, i will quite happily be last or not have a clock set with my yb,s just to get left with a descent amount at the end of the season , was left with fek all down the west for years and its 100 times worse now

[alec guinness]

Overfly i loose loads of over fly racing east but would rather loose my over fly than send my birds down through beatock and moffat on the west route ,, i will quite happily be last or not have a clock set with my yb,s just to get left with a descent amount at the end of the season , was left with fek all down the west for years and its 100 times worse now

 

got to agree bob,people have short memories i have given my opinion a few times on pb regarding east v west as i feel after racing the last 12 years between both over 3 year periods i cant understand why people want to go west!!!!!!!!!!!!anyway let the madness begin. :( :(

[b.massey]

Overfly i loose loads of over fly racing east but would rather loose my over fly than send my birds down through beatock and moffat on the west route ,, i will quite happily be last or not have a clock set with my yb,s just to get left with a descent amount at the end of the season , was left with fek all down the west for years and its 100 times worse now :rolleyes:

 

You not think hawks are down East? I fly Midlothian and happy to try. Cleaned out east anyways so worth a go. If it dont work then fine but we tried something to see

[Guest stb-]

You not think hawks are down East? I fly Midlothian and happy to try. Cleaned out east anyways so worth a go. If it dont work then fine but we tried something to see

yes there are hawks down the east now aswell m8 but the birds on the east have somewhere to go to get away from the bassas ,, when there hemed in the hills aboot the width off 2 football parks and a few precies attak they have no wherre to go apart from back the way they came or into the ground or trees at 100mph have always had yb left down the east allthough not as good as it was a few years back , but beats getting cleaned out down the west , 80 yb gone in 2 races fae 60 miles ,, use boys might find your birds head straight east and away from thye percies which might help a bit but on the west route our dont have that option as they have to come through moffatt at some point

[Fair Play]

Hear,Hear Mr Massey at least you are physically trying rather than the old paper warriors verbal rhetoric

[blucock]

You not think hawks are down East? I fly Midlothian and happy to try. Cleaned out east anyways so worth a go. If it dont work then fine but we tried something to see

 

 

Should be utter chaos then, with Ayrshire and other west feds going down the East route to Arniston, Berwick and the like..... clashing, crossing over each other - best sort out the transporters meeting to swap strags on a friday night somewhere in the middle ??

 

Baz

[Guest bigda]

how far do you want to race your birds out in the west. as if you get the first 4 wrong you will have nothing worth keeping. as they will not be racing home, just dodging up the road. you will need to have emergency strategy in place to save your season, and be able and agreed should things go wrong that you change direction should you need to. with out calling another meeting

[Guest stb-]

Should be utter chaos then, with Ayrshire and other west feds going down the East route to Arniston, Berwick and the like..... clashing, crossing over each other - best sort out the transporters meeting to swap strags on a friday night somewhere in the middle ??

 

Baz

REALISTICALLY IF MINE CLASH WITH PENTLAND BIRDS AND CANNY FIND THERE WAY HOME FROM EDINBURGH ,, WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS A DONT THINK A WOULD BE WANTING THEM BACK

[Guest bigda]

and for the guys that are cock sure of the west, it would be great if you could keep up the report as to the birdage and returns, as i am sure it will be done on the east route.

[tyson]

you know I am disgusted at hearing that midlothian members want to train there young birds with pentland fed ( short memories) ther was a democratic vote taken and the west won although it was a close vote but members should abide by the vote not go and fill the coffers of another federation so all the work that has been done ie new transporter built new crates etc all to go down the tube because some members dont want to support ther own federation so I say this to all midlothian members support your federation or you may find next year you wont have one so just think lads what happens every year down the east when ever we get into the durham area and beyond losses losses losses so I dont think the west can be any worse one thing you elimanate is the clashing with the english feds so support your federation

[b.massey]

and for the guys that are cock sure of the west, it would be great if you could keep up the report as to the birdage and returns, as i am sure it will be done on the east route.

 

I be honest what I send and what returns mate

[Delboy]

Good luck going down west, the only thing in your favour is you wont be coming up the M74 and A74.I believe your line of flight will be up the A7 or east of Peebles, Selkirk area. A much favourable line than the guys in the west section as far as BOP goes.

[Guest stb-]

Good luck going down west, the only thing in your favour is you wont be coming up the M74 and A74.I believe your line of flight will be up the A7 or east of Peebles, Selkirk area. A much favourable line than the guys in the west section as far as BOP goes.

yip as i posrted earlier on thread if they head east of the hot zones they might well have a much better chance easpecially with a bit of west in the wind

[tyson]

I can remember not so long ago we tried 4 races from the west longtown penrith longtown penrith these were 4 good races then the program was then to go east next race was catterick what happened wipe out so we have to give it a go so come on lads SUPPORT YOUR FEDERATION