Tonbridge want to send chairman Dave Netherstreet out on a high in their final game of the season.

Netherstreet is standing down after a successful five-year stint, during which the club won promotion to National South, reached the FA Cup First Round for the first time in 48 years and transformed Longmead with the installation of a 3G pitch.

He also appointed Jay Saunders as Steve McKimm’s successor last summer and Angels could finish as high as eighth if they beat Cheshunt at home on Saturday, with four-figure crowds now a regular occurrence.

A successor to Netherstreet, who will remain involved at the club, will be announced in due course.

“Dave’s been great to work with,” said Saunders, who turned Tonbridge from relegation battlers into play-off contenders.

“With Macca leaving, it was a big decision for the club and when you’re the chairman, you bear the brunt.

“I’m just pleased it’s worked for him and it’s worked well for the club and we’ve been able to give him a good last season as chairman.

“He’s a good guy and you can see why he’s well-respected and well-liked by everyone.

“He stands down with the club in a good place.

“Obviously I wasn’t around to know what it was like when he took over but it must be nice for him to see the pitch go down and have crowds of over a thousand each week.

“It’s a proud achievement for him and I’m pleased we could give him a good season.

“Hopefully we can get him a win in the last game.”

Nathan Wood and Ruben Soares - two players who’d been on loan at Margate - scored in the last 11 minutes as Tonbridge came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Farnborough on Tuesday night.

Jordan Greenidge had a penalty saved with the game goalless, then Jonny Henly denied Farnborough from the spot.

Boro led through Selim Saied on the hour but Angels turned it round.

They’re 10th going into the final day, two points behind eighth-placed Havant.

“Farnborough they threw everything at us in the first half an hour,” said Saunders.

“We had to defend our box well, which we did.

“Second half, we were the better side and they scored against the run of play.

“For the last 20 minutes they didn’t get out of their half and once we got the first goal, I felt confident we’d win.

“It’s pleasing because it means we could finish as high as eighth if we win our last game.

“Equally, we could end up 11th or 12th.

“I said to the boys before the game if we could finish in the top 10 that would be a good season.

“If we get to 70 points, that’s not a bad return when you think they got 45 last year.

“We want to finish as high as we can, which also helps with recruitment.

“We’ve been around the top 10 for a long time, so it would be a shame if we didn’t get in there.”