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Chazz Rheinhold said:
This pigeon coup will end in tears
A mere 43 years after Giuseppe Savoldi became the first £1million footballer — pre-dating Trevor Francis by moving from Bologna to Napoli for the equivalent of £1.2m — Armando, of Ingelmunster in Belgium, has become the world’s first £1m pigeon.

He was sold by his manager Joel Verschoot to an elite group of enthusiasts in China with the name Champ Team. They consistently topped the bidding at auction ahead of rivals XDDPO.

One problem. Armando, now rated the top pigeon in Europe after two years of supremacy nationally, will be six next birthday and close to retirement age.

Might Champ Team have been better served investing their money in a younger bird with several more years in competition. It is not as if they can get the money back in merchandise, either.

There really isn’t much in the replica shirt market for pigeon fanciers. And so dubious is competitive racing in China that two owners were recently jailed for three years for smuggling pigeons on to a bullet train to win a 466-mile race.

How will Armando react to such a hostile environment? He might not like the food, he doesn’t speak the language, and it would appear he’s only gone for that last big pay-off — it’s a transfer request waiting to happen.

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Armando, of Ingelmunster in Belgium, has become the world’s first £1million pigeon
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1m quid's a lot to pay for a pigeon pie ! I hope they threw in a few cans of bird's nest soup in the deal ?
 
John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
When I lived up north of the border I kept some highland cattle and horses. One thing I found out working with them and the local vet agreed with me, that cows are more intelligent than horses. However this one below was the most difficult, and I think you can see it is her facial expression.

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She's faking a headache 'cos she's pissed off with the horney bull :emoticon-0105-wink::emoticon-0100-smile
 
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