Maidstone United midfielder TJ Bramble speaks about life at the Gallagher Stadium

Maidstone midfielder TJ Bramble says he feels at home since his summer move to the Gallagher Stadium.

The former Gillingham youngster arrived after spending a couple of seasons with Welling and has also played for Dover and Chelmsford.

Blessed with a great engine, he made an instant impression on Maidstone fans, who voted him player-of-the-month for August.

“I’m really enjoying it,” said Bramble, who’s currently on international duty with Antigua & Barbuda and is set to face Stones team-mate Deon Moore, who represents Guyana, next week.

“It’s somewhere I feel at home. Everyone’s been great. The gaffer (George Elokobi) has been great, Craig (Fagan, assistant manager) has been great, and it’s just been very easy to settle down.

“Getting the small details that I haven’t really had over the last few years has helped me develop as a player and I’m just trying to enjoy it as much as possible.

“I pride myself on my fitness, getting around the pitch and helping out in any way I can, pressing, attacking, defending.

“It’s more natural fitness, to be fair. I’m one of those that, as soon as the games start, it will only take three games for me to be at top fitness and feel completely fine. I feel very fit.

“I appreciate all the fans. They’ve been great and hitting the ground running is probably the thing I tried to do.

“It helps you settle down knowing you’ve got the fans on your side and gives you that confidence.”

Bramble recovered from a heavy whack on the knee in Maidstone’s midweek defeat at Ebbsfleet to line up against Chippenham in a 3-0 win last Saturday.

He soldiered on against Fleet, as United had made all their substitutions, but could hardly move.

“It was mainly bruising,” said Bramble.

“On the day, it was a heavy impact