UkPigeonRacing

king wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 1:18 pm

Devo1956 wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:56 am

CHARLTON34 wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:33 am Maybe that was ok decades ago, but something has changed & we don't understand what's going on.
We just breed more to compensate for the losses which imo is a mistake, how we move forward with how it is after the weekend I'm not sure, but we need some radical changes in what we are doing at the moment this just isn't working. If we keep on making the same mistakes year on year & we don't learn from it your going to get the same result even if the management is good look at the results over the weekend & tell me that everything is ok because blatantly we all have a serious problem with pigeon racing & the very poor returns that a lot of experienced fancier's across the country encountered.

The problem is your working with a closed shop, and have been for a great number of years. As memembers of the RPRA, you dont get a say in anything. So there is a need for change and a big one too, lets look at racing over the UK. There should be a vote on going indepent, were each club would come under a main combine in the area. All subs and membership would go to that combine, now this would happen all over the country. The rings on youngsters will be own combine rings, to help relocate the bird soon as. Combine marking stations central for all clubs. So all combines would be responsible for their own division, with a monthly meeting held in the most cenral area of the Uk. To discuss the new format of moving the sport forward. The RPRA have had their day, and if there is no change. Then the same goes for the members. A no-show of confidence should be shown, before its too late.

Whist the RPRA is not fit for purpose. Your idea would speed the demise of the sport even quicker. The vast majority of fanciers fly in local clubs, take them away to central mark and fanciers would leave the sport in droves.
Even 40 years ago when my Fed central marked for some races, both the number of members sending and birds going dropped dramatically.
Now imagine marking say 20 miles or more away EVERY week. The smaller clubs of less than 10 members would disappear fast.

Rdhd Danny wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 1:16 pm @king you not do any darkening? And what name do you fly nfc under? We do all the nationals that my boss and owners passion personally I would struggle getting birds to perform at national races my skills are strictly yb and breeding I stay in my lane lol

Rdhd Danny wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 8:33 pm @tony absolutely just get to know them and try different things and see what works for you crawl before running always

Diamond Dave wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 7:40 pm

king wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 1:18 pm

Devo1956 wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 9:56 am

The problem is your working with a closed shop, and have been for a great number of years. As memembers of the RPRA, you dont get a say in anything. So there is a need for change and a big one too, lets look at racing over the UK. There should be a vote on going indepent, were each club would come under a main combine in the area. All subs and membership would go to that combine, now this would happen all over the country. The rings on youngsters will be own combine rings, to help relocate the bird soon as. Combine marking stations central for all clubs. So all combines would be responsible for their own division, with a monthly meeting held in the most cenral area of the Uk. To discuss the new format of moving the sport forward. The RPRA have had their day, and if there is no change. Then the same goes for the members. A no-show of confidence should be shown, before its too late.

Whist the RPRA is not fit for purpose. Your idea would speed the demise of the sport even quicker. The vast majority of fanciers fly in local clubs, take them away to central mark and fanciers would leave the sport in droves.
Even 40 years ago when my Fed central marked for some races, both the number of members sending and birds going dropped dramatically.
Now imagine marking say 20 miles or more away EVERY week. The smaller clubs of less than 10 members would disappear fast.

Think everyone know my thoughts on the muppets at the RPRA and I agree with everything that you say King except that any level of changes required are so drastic that it has to be a combined effort, no individuals clubs or feds making changes will do any good for whats required. The only ppl that can instigate that level of change is the governing body and they can't see beyond their next "jolly" so don't anyone be holding your breath cos it ain't gonna happen.

Diamond Dave wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 11:16 am Just asking the questions King because I don't know the ins n outs.....
Would the Rpra stop issuing those organ8sations with rings?. What about racepoints/transfers?
What would be the consequences for individuals if they didn't pay their RPRA fees.
Do you know what happened to the ppl that refused to pay the levy last time round?