disappointing

"As a parent of a Neath Panthers player who has done nothing but support the club, I find this post very disappointing and very insulting to our girls," said one.

"It's disappointing for everyone but you look at where you can get winners. Rich hasn't got a big team of runners so we have done the right thing for Rich."

Many of the comments received reflected "anti-Welsh language sentiments", she said, which she found "incredibly disappointing".

For Arsenal, one point from their past two games means they are extremely unlikely to reel in league leaders Liverpool and face the disappointing prospect of finishing second for a third straight season.

The emails - which acknowledge the news will be "profoundly disappointing and unsettling" - refer to travel arrangements back to Afghanistan, which caused alarm among the students.