Tonbridge boss Jay Saunders says it will be tough to keep Jordan Greenidge beyond the end of his loan extension.

Greenidge’s double at St Albans on Saturday, including an 89th-minute winner, took his tally to 10 goals in 11 games for the Angels.

The 22-year-old originally arrived at Longmead from National South rivals Hemel Hempstead for a month last November but did so well the deal was extended to early February.

His record is bound to have alerted his parent club, who are under new management in former Welling boss Brad Quinton.

Tonbridge, who won 3-2 at St Albans, would love to hold on to the big forward but know it won’t be easy.

“That’s 10 in 11 games - he’s the top scorer at the club,” said Saunders.

“He got two last weekend and two again this weekend and I’m pleased for him.

“He’s one of those players who needs to play.

“When he gets a run of games and you get a bit of belief and confidence into him, he can score goals.

“He’s due to go back on February 5, so it’s something we’ve got to look at. I’ve enjoyed having him here but it’ll be tough to keep him.

“Hemel are below us in the league and obviously Brad’s gone in there and they’ve still got to play us.

“We’ll have to see what happens. When I said to Jordan about a new manager going in, he said he didn’t want to go back (at that time).

“That’s good for us but football’s like that when you’re playing regularly and doing well."

Joe Turner played up front alongside Greenidge at St Albans and scored Angels’ opener, with the pair proving a handful.

Victory moved Saunders’ men to within five points of their hosts, who occupy the final play-off place.

“It was a really tough game,” said Saunders.

“The pitch was boggy and we were up against a really good side with a new manager (David Noble) who are right up there in the form guide.

“To go and score three goals away from home, it certainly wasn’t a smash-and-grab.

“A neutral would say they had a lot of possession, and they probably did, but it was possession without hurting us.

"We’ve let in one goal from trying to play offside and the second where we’ve switched off in the box but other than that, Jonny Henly’s not really had any saves to make.

"On the flip side, we looked very dangerous on the counter-attack. I’d say it was a very good away performance.

"Don’t get me wrong, we’ve played better and not got results but football evens itself out sometimes. It was a really good, gutsy performance."

Tonbridge visit Hampton & Richmond this Saturday (3pm), followed by a rearranged home game against Dover on Tuesday (7.45pm).

Hampton spoiled the party in the opening game on Angels’ new 3G pitch last August, inflicting a 4-1 defeat.

They’ve struggled recently, leading to a change of manager, with Mel Gwinnett replacing Gary McCann, and are 19th in the table.

“It’s always difficult playing a team with a new manager, like we saw at St Albans,” said Saunders.

“They’ve got good players - Tommy Wood is one I tried to keep here - and it’s tough pitch to play on.

"But we kind of owe them one after the first game on the 3G. We just didn’t turn up that day.

"It was a big occasion for the club and sometimes that can affect people in different ways."

Midweek opponents Dover also have a new boss, with Mitch Brundle confirmed as Andy Hessenthaler’s successor this week.