Condolences to family of Bethan Foster

The Welsh Premier League Board of Directors and its administrative staff were deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Bethan Foster, the wife of Porthmadog FC defender Mike Foster. The League would like to offer its condolences to the family and friends of Bethan at this extremely difficult time.

Mike has been a tremendous and loyal servant to the League, playing over 400 times, which is a real credit to himself and his family and we understand that Bethan was his greatest supporter and she will be deeply missed by all at the football club.

A statement on from www.porthmadogfc.com read;

With great sadness we have to report the passing of Bethan, wife of Mike Foster - Porthmadog's long serving defender. She passed away at 5.30 pm today.

The club extend our deepest and most sincere sympathy to Mike, the children and the whole family in their most sad and sudden loss.

The club and the whole of the wider community have been deeply shocked at the way in which a happy, lovely person has been so suddenly and cruelly taken from a family who meant so much to her. Bethan was not only the wife of a footballer but also a keen fan herself, and she and Ffion and Carwyn were familiar figures both at the Traeth and at away grounds where Port were playing.

After collapsing at her home, Bethan was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd and then on to Walton, Liverpool. Initially she showed signs of recovery which continued following an operation. But later in the week, her condition worsened suddenly and she was placed on a life support machine.

By Saturday the end became inevitable and the life support was turned off. The thoughts of supporters were far from the Traeth as the game they were witnessing became an irrelevance. The club promises all possible support to Mike at this difficult time.