Sittingbourne manager Ryan Maxwell explains what striker Mitchell May must do to earn Football League move

Sittingbourne manager Ryan Maxwell has outlined Mitchell May’s journey to bigger things.

May, the Brickies’ 13-goal leading scorer, has already been watched by Football League scouts.

At 6ft3in, and only 21, the striker has plenty of potential.

Boss Maxwell is ready to help him all the way.

“Mitchell has just got to keep his head down,” he said.

“At the minute he’s in a good vein of form but we can all lose that pretty quickly. You take it game by game.

“Mitchell is a talented boy but he needs to make sure this talent doesn’t fizzle out and that he’s consistent, keeps improving and keeps pushing all the time.

“I had a little chat with him on Saturday and I said to him when you come to training, try and get better at one thing and focus on getting 1% better every time I see you.

“He’s well aware the hard work has just started.

“Strikers get a lot of attention when they score goals. The key is not to believe that and to get your head down and keep working hard.”

Maxwell has seen former team-mates make the jump from non-league into the professional game.

Strikers have the best chance of making it, with everyone looking for a hidden gem who can find the net.

Maxwell said: “I look at boys I’ve played with who’ve gone on to the Football League and Steve Morison and Aaron McLean would be two to name.

“They’re both forwards and it’s always forwards who get the first opportunity because scoring a goal is the hardest thing to do in the game.

“For the midfielder who doesn’t score but conducts the game, makes great tackles and is good on the ball, it’s harder even though you could easily go and play in the league.

“Clubs will always take a chance on a player scoring a lot of goals. It’s a numbers game. If you’re scoring goals you’ll