The New Saints expresses support, in principle, for yesterday’s proposed reforms to the Welsh League Cup.

As a club, we believe this move will bring a number of benefits, including increased brand recognition for the JD Cymru Premier and an increase in our UEFA country coefficient ranking which will generate more investment for the game in Wales.

In turn, this will lead to more Welsh clubs competing in the league phase of UEFA club competitions like The New Saints this season, increasing revenue for all clubs.

A key part of the new JD Cymru Premier strategy was raising the profile of our domestic game, and this exciting new competition, similar to the FAW Premier Cup which came before it, will help attract new fans and a much wider audience for the domestic game.

We look forward to these exciting plans coming to fruition.