Club enters Youth Cup despite not having a registered youth team

Ynysddu Welfare’s youth side have been drawn away to Briton Ferry in the FAW Youth Cup, despite the fact that the club do not have a Youth team.

The FAW Youth Cup draw was made earlier this week, and the South Wales outfit’s Youth Side were drawn against the Welsh League outfit with the tie due to be played on October 7th.

However, the club do not have a Youth side.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Breaking news. Our youth team have been drawn away to Briton Ferry in the welsh youth cup!!! We don’t have a youth team but we are in the cup 😂😂 god knows how that’s happened</p>— Ynysddu Welfare FC (@ynyswelfare) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ynyswelfare/status/1042092998358646786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The team from the Gwent County Leagues were not to be defied though, as they have made a desperate plea on Twitter for any unattached players between the ages of 16-18 to join the club so that they can complete the fixture.

However, their attempts have not fallen on deaf ears as the tweet has gone somewhat viral.

The popular Twitter account ‘The Sportsman’ have already shared the tweet, claiming that they would now be backing Welfare in the Cup as they attempt to defy the odds and form a team ahead of the game in three weeks time.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Cracking attitude from <a href=”https://twitter.com/ynyswelfare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ynyswelfare</a><br><br>Drawn in a cup competition that they don't even enter as they don't have a youth team 😂<br><br>The logical thing is of course is to try and form a team in the space of a week to play in it. <br><br>Imagine the scenes if they pull off a first round win! <a href=”https://t.co/Kbhas7dRZH”>pic.twitter.com/Kbhas7dRZH</a></p>— OLBG.com (@OLBG) <a href=”https://twitter.com/OLBG/status/1042446125461110784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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They have even had, albeit seemingly sarcastic, offers from fellow clubs offering their players on a one game transfer so that the club can complete the fixture.

The club have claimed that they have had numerous offers from players, including one from a player in Essex, and they are prepared should the fixture go ahead.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Great story going viral today as <a href=”https://twitter.com/ynyswelfare?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ynyswelfare</a> enter the <a href=”https://twitter.com/FAWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@FAWales</a> Youth Cup by accident, decide to have a go anyway following the draw, and are now attempting to form a youth team ahead of the match against <a href=”https://twitter.com/bflafc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@bflafc</a> next month</p>— Mark Pitman (@markpitman1) <a href=”https://twitter.com/markpitman1/status/1042463810504798208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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However, the attempt to form a team has gone down well on social media, and they have received support from various people and fans, including those in the media.

Regardless of the result, the 7th October is bound to go down as an historic day for Ynysddu Welfare.

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