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Maidstone players are determined to make up for their worst performance of the season.
That was manager Jay Saunders’ description of Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat by Bromley.
Injury-hit United had played 45 minutes with 10 men at North Ferriby three days earlier but Saunders refused to blame tiredness.
He said: “It may have had something to do with it but I don’t want to take anything away from Bromley. Probably the first time in a long time I feel a bit let down by the lads. It was our worst performance of the season.”
There’s a chance to make amends when United host the National League’s bottom side Guiseley on Saturday.
Striker Jay May said: “It’s not like Jay to say he feels let down. I don’t think he meant that people weren’t trying hard enough but the quality wasn’t good enough.
“You have off-days and hopefully that was just an off-day and we can put it to the back of our minds and go again on Saturday."
Jack Evans returns from a one-game ban but there are concerns over Tom Mills (bruised ribs), Kevin Lokko (hip) and Anthony Acheampong (hamstring).
Stones were so short on Tuesday they could only name a four-man bench. It came a week after Dumebi Dumaka and Vas Karagiannis went out on loan, but Saunders won’t rush out to sign reinforcements.
He said: “You loan some people out and all of a sudden you pick up injuries but that’s the way it goes. I’m not going to panic and rush into getting people in."