FOLLOWING enquires from the press with regard to the new Wrexham Village development and any impact that will have on the Racecourse Ground and its final capacity, Paul Retout, Director of Wrexham FC commented:

"The key thing to remember here is that we are only at stage one of the development and awaiting approval of the plans, which were only submitted less than two months ago.

"Our focus is still very much on securing the future of Wrexham Football Club and this is driven by the first phase of development being approved.

"As we have previously stated, all profits from the development will be going back into the Wrexham Football Club which will help secure the future as it will pay off all debts and put working capital into the Club.

"Looking further down the line at the long term security of the Club it is in everyone's best interest - not least the fans - that we develop phase one.

"If we are able to get that approved, then phase two would be put together to provide the best possible facilities for the club, which would obviously include a bigger gate.

"As far as International / Friendly Games are concerned and attracting grants to support the build of the stadium, we understand that is of interest to all our fans.

"The Club will consult with all the main bodies including FIFA, UEFA and the 2012 Olympic committee to understand exactly what their requirements are in terms of facilities and number of seats.

"We will continue to consult with our own experts throughout this process, so that we can establish all of our needs and build these into the design of the phase two development and stadia accordingly.

"It is in the Club's best interest - as well as the community's - to make the best, and most, use out of the land.

"The final size of the stand will be designed based on involvement from fans and we will ensure that the space is maximised to its full advantage, taking on board changes in stadia design that are appropriate at the time.

"In fact, in creating the plans for the development, we have taken advice from experts and we can confirm that there is plenty of land available within the retained land for future developments.

"We are determined to make the most out of the whole development - and ultimately this means having a stadium and Football Club that Wrexham and North Wales can be proud of.

"Having said that, the average attendance to matches at the moment is around 4,000 - so it would be great for the Fans to get fully behind Dean and the boys and turn up on Thursday night to 'make some noise for the boys' against Cambridge."