MAIDSTONE YB NATIONAL 1ST FED 1ST SECTION 2ND UNC

[@georgesmith7111]

I don't have the birds no more for the last 13 years.i miss them everyday,your videos give me a ringside seat on a race day,the videos make my day.keep up the good work lads.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

George that was exactly my aim when I stated these videos , if I can give one person some enjoyment and to enjoy the birds without the 24/7 work that they are than it’s worth it mate , thanks for watching mate

[@georgesmith7111]

Can't wait for 2024 season,hope you both might consider doing some winter videos around the lofts anyway all the best to you both,keep up the good work.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Right guys first and foremost I want to thank each and every one of you for your support this year , it has been without doubt our toughest year I can ever remember, from flying great at the start of the old bird season to the smash at the first National where we lost all of our main pigeons , we managed to get the birds back to form for the final 2 races of the old bird season and of course we got to witness the 320 hen win her 9th race .
I said when the ybs started we don’t win till Chelmsford and so it proved winning the fed and section but unfortunately losing 19 birds and then today the yb national once again we won the fed and section and 2nd UNC, could he have won we will never know , we know he came back over and we know he lost 37 seconds on the trap , but listen in pigeon racing it’s first bird in the trap wins the race so huge congratulations to the winner and it’s thoroughly deserved , we have won the silver medal and we are over the moon with that and we come back next year and try again .
It’s my biggest ambition in life to see my dad holding another combine winner and we will do everything we can to one day make it happen.
I don’t know if we send the 9 birds we left at home to wetherby but if we do il upload the video but if not il be putting out a small video of our auction birds for anyone who is interested and to the rest of you I hope to see you next season .
Can’t thank you all enough Richy

[@G-JHuntRacing]

Been great watching your races pal, works both ways 😉 💪 keep them going next year mate please 🙏

[@alibrospigeons8317]

@@G-JHuntRacing thanks mate and same to you mate . Appreciate it

[@G-JHuntRacing]

@@alibrospigeons8317cheers pal 😎 👍

[@user-Graham537]

Well done Richie and your dad like I said week you never know right batch right time keep on trying mate it will come 👍

[@tonypeters9763]

All the very best to you and your Dad, Richy. Great season for me to follow some great results there well done to both of you. Look forward to seeing the race at the weekend mate 👍 any plans till the breeding season to keep us updated mate 👍

[@liamdelaney1751]

I watch from Wicklow Ireland without fail every week, getting excited myself as the birds come home. Great videos boys.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Liam mate , to be honest during the pre season I looked for race day videos for entertainment and what I found is they always skipped what we call the race , so I wanted to make it as realistic as possible where yes some people find the waiting boring but the enthusiasts that’s the best bit as waiting is what it’s all about . Thanks for watching Liam mate and hope to see you next season 👍

[@baz7684]

Been watching your videos for a while now great viewing you and your auld man i miss the birds myself so it keeps an interest you are always there or threre about in the results with some exceptional auld birds from what ive saw youve been so unlucky with loses which is so disheartening in pigeon racing all the very best with the birds hope you breed some great birds for 2024 a loft full of 320 class good luck.👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks baz and thanks for watching mate , we have 40 ybs to take forward to the old bird team , I would have liked maybe another 5-7 hens as spare but the ones we have are pretty much the ones we wanted so hopefully you see the real Ali bros next season 🙏, last season was the most difficult we can remember but we have learnt some valuable lessons and our team will be our own birds next year so we really hope for a top season with them , can’t take anything for granted though so we must put the work In . Hope to see you next season Richy

[@grantburton2764]

Watching this brung back some memories of when me and my dad used to fly out of new north amal. Had our loft on the allotments in wallsend, north tyneside. Burton and son. Would love to get back into it.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks grant , if you ever get the chance go for it mate , it’s hard work but that buzz you get never grows old .

[@Bigsexxy91]

Love watching you lads videos from Australia, reminds me of race day with my father stalking the yard and taking calls

[@alibrospigeons8317]

I wouldn’t change a thing josh , don’t know how many more years my dad has in the game so I try to enjoy it as much as possible, thanks for watching mate 👍

[@AnthonyJones-mz4ee]

Great flying all year lads. Feel for use today as looks like that circle and 40 seconds on the roof has cost use for the big 1

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Anthony for some reason this comment was held for review so sorry about late reply mate , Sod’s Law unfortunately today but we try again next year bud 👍

[@davidmcdonald9000]

Brilliant video as always , the anticipation is so relatable to us all. Even the wife’s fixed on them weekly 😅 🤞for a great result

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks David it means the world to us , thank you for your support and kind words

[@paulstewart6364]

Well done Ritchie & Dad, hopefully that bad trap didn’t cost an UNC winner great end to your season after losing those 19 earlier on. Best of luck for next year and please keep the vids going 👍

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Morning Paul , I’m going to say the trap alone didn’t cost us 1st but if you combine that with not coming straight on then that bird was without doubt peddling with the winner , I guess it summed the season up as it hasn’t ever been straight forward , but hopefully see you next season mate and thanks again for watching 👍

[@mikeway8358]

Been watching you all year, and it brings back many happy memories of starring at the sky on Saturday afternoon, not had the birds now for 35 years but still trying to keep some kind of contact, feel for your loses this year, and congratulations on your achievements, love the content, and can we have a full loft tour during the close season

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Hi Mike I’m definitely going to try and think outside the box during the winter to offer some content for you guys . Stay safe mate and thanks for watching 👍

[@bobkinsley8083]

Thanks for putting the videos out Ritchie….always look forward to seeing the races…not in a position to have the birds myself for the time being so watching your races has got to be the next best thing lol…well done on todays result and all the best to yourself and Martin for the future . 👍🏻

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you Bob it’s guys like you why we do these videos , it’s mean a lot that you enjoy them . Take care mate

[@DavidAppleton-vm1qe]

Good luck lads hope they work in thanks for video's looking forward to next season Manny thanks

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks David , for all your support this year mate

[@howardgarth6865]

Congratulations Lads well done .

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you mate 👍

[@ROBERTREES-bo2fn]

Thanks for the video Rich it’s great to see the birds coming through good luck mate

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you rob , you are another who has supported us all season and we are very grateful to you , thank you mate 👍

[@alandrinkwater1226]

Great to watch your videos and most of all to see your dad and yourself happy flying in the greatest sport of all.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Alan , it’s our life mate and wouldn’t change a thing , thanks for watching mate 👍

[@alandrinkwater1226]

@alibrospigeons8317 I watch your videos from West Cumbria. I flew with westcumbria fed but don't fly anymore now due to different circumstances. Some of our club members entered the Scottish national flying club one loft race. Members drew out of a hat who would breed the young birds that would go to Scotland anyway. Our pigeon that was bred by j Fitzsimmons and son won us the race and also £21000.00 also our 2nd pigeon bred by Joe Tomlinson won a hot spot race and also well up in the one loft race won us over £2500.00 .it was 10.00 a share and you could have has many shares has you wanted. We had to go up to Scotland to a super and we weir piped in by the piper's. A lot of our members didn't have a go but when the pigeon won the race you could see all the back biten. But we give the club £7000.00 so that was the best thing we did. The most I have ever won flying from portland to cleator moor central flying club was 2600.00 topping the fed the combine and the amal. Their was a special race that day think it was a tenner a bird to enter. Won it with a red yearling cock off reddaniel lines from fountain head lofts Eddie Wright.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

@@alandrinkwater1226 that’s great mate , just goes to show there is many ways to enjoy the sport , an unbelievable gesture giving the club a share , huge credit to you

[@davecox6338]

Congratulations richy to you and your dad a great result , hopefully the other 2 will work in for you tomorrow.
I only discovered your videos last month but since then have really looked forward to when a new ones on .
Will certainly be watching them from the beginning of next season .

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you Dave , the positive feedback each week has really kept us going through a tough year , from me and my dad thank you 👍

[@stevenmiller8920]

Good luck and all the best lads in the YB national hope yous get the results yous want and yous get all your birds back 👌🏻

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Steven , we finished on a high after a very difficult season , hope to see you next year mate

[@robertbingham-9287]

Another good video Rìchy,plenty of tension in it, could feel it at the start, good luck with result and returns and thanks for doing the videos, have really enjoyed being part of your race days, keep us posted with result, best wishes to you both, thanks again.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you for all your support this year , it means a lot mate

[@roberttemple4873]

Some of your fans in Norwich been waiting for this. So best of luck boys.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks rob , you have no idea how much that means to us mate , really hope you enjoyed 👍

[@patrickwalsh2763]

Another tough one good luck and hope for more returns

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Patrick, we are only 2 short thank god , but it was hard work as always 🤣

[@AndrewKenmare]

What a fantastic watch, could cut the atmosphere with a knife.
Easy for us to forget these youngsters were only learning to fly 6 months ago and now are doing 273 miles....unreal!
Hope you get them all home ready for a super season next year.
What was the winners breeding Richie? One to watch out for next year.
Will take a look at your auction pigeons video 👍
Thanks goes out to you both for hours of honest entertainment.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Andrew to yourself for watching and commenting each week , always positive towards the videos , the winner was from our number one family the twin lines , the sire being a bird called twin blue a son of our two famous racers the twin cock paired on to his nest mate the twin hen so all the blood in this pigeon and it’s the same way bred as our second best racer z 307 . Hope to speak soon mate 👍

[@AndrewKenmare]

@@alibrospigeons8317 As it landed on the roof you could call it 'Twin Peaks'
😉🤣🤣

[@stuartsmith2851]

Good luck lads ,good result last week ,but bad losses ,hopefully some will work there way back , hopefully you will have enough yearlings for next year ritchie

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Stuart it’s been the most up and down season I can ever remember , but we finished on a high and thanks for your support

[@ebboxing8104]

Lost contact with a fancier from South Shields, BIlly Mackie , raced as Mackie and Armstrong back then , do you recognise the name? Still racing ? Well done fellas ,great performance 👊🏻

[@alibrospigeons8317]

He’s helping Charlie Gallagher, they fly under Hanson and Gallagher at whiteleas mate

[@tonypeters9763]

good luck lads hope you have some great results look forward to hearing how you got on. Hope you get all your birds back this week

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Tony for your support all season , we finished on a high and only 2 missing so hopefully they work in mate

[@tonypeters9763]

@@alibrospigeons8317 is that it for the racing this season mate if it is can I ask what goes on now before breeding season is it just rest for the birds 🐦🤔

[@alibrospigeons8317]

@@tonypeters9763 we are tempted to send the 9 who didn’t go today to Wetherby possibly this weekend they are voting on it , but yes 100% rest for the birds till next season now

[@chriswilliams1639]

Great videos well done lads

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Chris it means a lot mate 👍

[@stephenwright3094]

Hi mate, to echo some of the lads comments, I've only started following recently and look forward to the videos, also being local ( ish) to you I've started to check the skies again as you do because guaranteed some of the birds that come low over our rooftop in a high part of Sunderland are heading your way and of course some a little further north, anyway just to say thanks for the content and I look forward to next year, maybe seeing some of the young birds arrival and would also like to see maybe a short post of your first birds back after the races..
Thanks again lads.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Hi Stephen , I remember my first vide I didn’t even talk , me and me dad just stood there with stage fright lol , now where a little bit more comfortable I will try and add extra content to the videos to fill in the gaps , thanks for all your positive feedback this year and hope to speak again in future videos mate 👍

[@stephenwright3094]

Thanks for the kind words Richy, it is all positive from me as I appreciate the work you put into filming as well as Racing the birds which of course is the enjoyment and priority for you, look forward to next year..I have never kept birds myself but helped a friend who used to keep them and have loads of memories myself - including catching a red and white Pied in Jersey years ago which was stamped with name etc from Bradford and in tenerife the other year caught a blue and white pied bird on rocks at the beach it was heat exhausted and took water from my hand before I caught it !! I have the pics on that one. So you see my interest and will follow you keenly next year 🙂

[@alibrospigeons8317]

@@stephenwright3094 it’s in the blood mate , I don’t think I go anywhere without looking for birds lol , drives the Mrs mental 🤣

[@howardgarth6865]

Now then lads another excellent video where attention comes through and I think I come across his by mistake on UA-cam it’s been a good look for a change. Hope you get the result you deserve. Hopefully see you next season lads nice one .

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks for all your kind words all year Howard , and 100% see you next season hopefully for a much more straight forward season 🤣, we finished on a high mate 👍

[@user-Graham537]

Well done too and your dad hopefully you get the rest of them back we had the same kind of race as you a lot still missing got 18 out of 32 at 7oclock when I left the garden good luck mate

[@alibrospigeons8317]

2 short here mate , so I really hope yours work in bud

[@user-Graham537]

Glad you got some more after the video stopped

[@user-Graham537]

Well done on been second combine mate keep on trying it will come and we will your dad holding the combine topper 👍

[@karlwhite4579]

Good luck rich and the main man

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Karl mate , means a lot

[@davidmitchard1330]

Morning to you both just watching this so pleased for you both, every second counts so close but you must be pleased with this difficult season you've had, a fantastic watch hope you get them all.
Regards Dave.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Dave as u say I think it sums the season up , but over the moon to finish on a high . I hope your ok mate and speak soon .
Richy

[@paulmercer9262]

Good luck lads hope the rest work in for you its been a pleasure watcing each race take care

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Paul for all the kind words all season mate

[@kevingood1528]

Well done lads,that was close.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Bridesmaid again mate 👍

[@Welshfeather]

What a terrific performance to get a silver medal , after that bad smash we’ll done all.
Why don’t the two of you wear them little microphones on your jumpers so the viewers can hear you talking?
Thanks for all your great videos over the season👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thank you Matt , where really happy to have finished with a bang , and trust me there is some words probably not suitable for you tube mate , see I re watch it via my tv at home so if u can get your devise load enough you can hear it lo . Take care mate and thanks for supporting us 👍

[@jock2109]

I hear you have a goodun on there Richie and I see it tops SS fed … well done to the both of you fingers crossed 🤞 yeeeeehaaaaa

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks jock , if it has of came straight on and trapped it may well have topped it , that’s pigeon racing mate

[@jock2109]

@@alibrospigeons8317 aye it lost some time,but like I said before at least it’s better to be there than miles back … was it out of your old stuff ?

[@alibrospigeons8317]

@@jock2109 that bird is out of twin blue who is a son of the twins paired together, this is our main family the twin lines and the cock today is a full brother to z 307 who was our 2nd best bird last year to the 320 hen so super lines mate

[@jock2109]

Great Stuff 👍

[@jock2109]

2nd UNC 👏 well done to you both and pass a well done on to the old man.Tell him I don’t hold it against him for plundering the pools 3/4 weeks off the trot in the old Chilton open races

[@georgesmith7111]

God lads feel so sorry for you both and your pigeon.bad trap.i hope it didn't cost you the combine.

[@alibrospigeons8317]

We will never know George , I guess the big question is how far it went past as well but that’s life mate , where over the moon to finish 2nd and hopefully one day soon we can get another gold 🤞

[@G-JHuntRacing]

Well done mate 💪 really enjoy ya video's richie class pal 😊 I'm gonna take a leaf out of your book with the trellis wire on ya loft as getting well pissed off with them landing on loft roof 😠 😡 how was returns?

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Only 2 short mate , so all in all a great days racing from 280 miles , but getting that close to topping the combine might take a few days to forget 🤣

[@davebarrow2194]

Well done lads👍hope it's a good one in unc result?

[@alibrospigeons8317]

Thanks Dave , appreciate it as always mate

[@darrenavison784]

Glad you're still racing our fed as cancelled rest off season 😢

[@alibrospigeons8317]

That’s terrible Darren , hope it’s just a blip and it’s back to normal next year 👍