Sol Wanjau-Smith’s return to fitness boosts Maidstone in more ways than one. Wanjau-Smith not only brings talent in abundance, he’s also streetwise when it comes to winning matches.
Stones boss Hakan Hayrettin described the forward’s old club Hungerford as “masters of the dark arts” last season. And if Maidstone, on a run of four straight National League defeats, can gain any advantage, so much the better.
There’s certainly an argument they’ve been too nice to play against at times. “Look at the Argentinians at the World Cup - it’s part of the game, unfortunately,” said Wanjau-Smith, who scored six goals and provided 17 assists for Hungerford last season. “At the end of the day, I’m a winner and I want to get three points.
I kind of do almost anything to do that.” Wanjau-Smith joined Maidstone last summer, relocating from his home in Bristol, but issues with both knees delayed his debut.