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Date Posted: 12:48:31 08/14/02 Wed
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wondering whos telling the truth
's message, "the youth plot thickens" on 06:00:14 08/14/02 Wed
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>PONTYPOOL have come under fire from neighbours
>Pontypool United after blaming the Welsh Rugby Union
>for the demise of their youth team, writes Andy Howell.
>
>Welsh League First Division outfit Pooler had claimed
>in a statement that the policies of the WRU and its
>rugby director Terry Cobner had forced them to curtail
>youth activities.
>
>Cobner denied Pontypool's claims and last night
>received backing from Pontypool United, who were,
>until recently, administering and running the under-19
>side on behalf of their neighbours.
>
>"Pontypool United administered and ran the side so
>successfully that after only two seasons the side were
>promoted to the Premier Division of the Dragons' Trust
>League for the forthcoming season," said a United
>spokesperson. "Is Pontypool RFC being totally honest
>in blaming the WRU and Torfaen borough council for the
>demise of this side?
>
>"Clubs below the Premier Division do get financial
>help. The Youth get travelling allowances for their
>league games and Welsh Youth Cup games, plus a small
>supplement, so finance cannot be that great when the
>likes of Talywain, Garndiffaith, Blaenavon and Cwmbran
>all run youth sides.
>
>"They do not get £80,000 a year from the WRU like
>Pontypool. Therefore, the financial argument does not
>hold much water.
>
>"The reason the Youth do not now have facilities is
>because Pontypool's (benefactor) Bob Jude decided to
>have the team renamed as Pontypool Youth, dropping the
>name of United without even informing Pontypool United
>that they had done this.
>
>"Also the team was now to be based at Pontypool Park.
>
>"This decision effectively took the team away from the
>facilities they had."
A YOUTH SIDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELCOMED AT PONTYPOOL UNITED. IT WOULD BE NICE, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, IF THERE COULD BE MORE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THESE TWO CLUBS. YEARS AGO, UNITED WAS ALWAYS THE FEEDER CLUB FOR THE PARK. IT NOW SEEMS THAT THE PREFERRED OPTION WOULD BE TO LOSE OUR LOCAL TALENT TO CLUBS FURTHER AFIELD WHICH I THINK IS A SHAME. THE YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE - HOW CAN WE ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, SO MUCH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS WHEN WE CANNOT EVEN MANAGE TO FEILD A TEAM WHICH LAST YEAR PLAYED SOME OUTSTANDING RUGBY FOOTBALL. WE SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED.
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