Ashford United manager Danny Kedwell aiming to extend Barry Fuller’s loan from Dorking Wanderers

Ashford United are hoping to extend Barry Fuller’s loan spell at Homelands.

The right-back has been a revelation since joining his hometown club from National League South side Dorking.

He scored his second Nuts & Bolts goal in a 1-1 draw with AFC Croydon on Tuesday night and is due to play the final match of his initial 28-day loan when Herne Bay visit Homelands this Saturday (3pm).

Ashford boss Danny Kedwell is desperate to keep his former Gillingham team-mate on board.

“It’s his last game on Saturday so we’ve got to sort that out,” said Kedwell.

“I hope he can stay, I really do.

“He’s been quality. We just look a different team with Barry in there.

“We’ve got to put the call in to Dorking and see what’s happening.”

Fuller scored the winner for Ashford on his home debut against Littlehampton, the first of four successive league wins, before William Duprey was harshly sent off early in a 2-0 defeat at Merstham on Saturday.

And he opened the scoring against AFC Croydon, despite nursing a knee injury, but the visitors scored a late equaliser with Ashford out on their feet after a relentless run of Saturday-Tuesday games.

“I don’t know if he’s ever scored two in a season before,” said Kedwell.

“It’s come from a set-piece where Gary Lockyer has flicked it on, Preston (Kedwell) has given it a dummy and Barry’s there for a poacher’s goal.

“It was more like a forward’s finish.

“He was struggling with his knee after 10 minutes but he’s old-school, Barry, he’s a warrior.

“All the games we’ve played have taken their toll on the boys, and playing for 75 minutes with 10 men on Saturday - you could see that on Tuesday.

“We lost Craig Stone in the warm-up to a calf injury, and with James Dunne suspended, that’s your experience gone.