McKenna is within touching distance of a third league title

Victory at Welshpool Town on Tuesday night will give the Saints their third successive league crown.

And McKenna said: "The lads have got to try to relax and be positive and think about the prize at the end of the game.

"If they go out there and play as they have done all season, they'll be coming off with a very big prize at the end of the game."

The Saints wasted a glorious opportunity to win the title on Saturday by losing 3-1 to strugglers Caernarfon Town - only the second time McKenna has tasted defeat at Y Treflan in the league this season.

"I was devastated because it was the worst we've played in terms of individuals making errors," he said.

Every week is a big challenge because everyone wants to beat us, so I'm really proud of the players Saints manager Ken McKenna

"Defensively we've been rock-solid, conceding only 13 goals up until then. But in the game that really mattered we made some mistakes.

"But that's human nature and I'm not going to over criticised the lads who have been playing fantastic all year for something that happens to people at the highest level.

"There was a little bit of pressure, but I think it was more a lack of concentration."

The Saints hold an eight-point lead over second-place Rhyl, who drew on Saturday, with three games left this season.

They also have a far superior goal difference which cannot realistically be matched by Rhyl, so a draw against Welshpool could be enough.

"With Rhyl dropping two points on Saturday, we've gone from needing a victory to win the league to a position where a point will probably be enough," added McKenna.

"It takes a lot of discipline and hard work to get in a position to win the title for the third time in a row.