Tonbridge Angels manager Jay Saunders looking for a striker after Makise Evans returns to League 1 Stevenage following loan spell

Tonbridge are back in the market for a striker after loanee Makise Evans returned to Stevenage.

Angels boss Jay Saunders was a fan of the 18-year-old, who joined towards the end of November.

But League 1 Boro want the youngster to be playing regular football and will look to get him involved elsewhere.

It leaves Tonbridge with Harry Ottaway and Trevan Robinson as the only out-and-out strikers.

“It’s an area I am looking to bring someone in if we can,” said Saunders.

“I’m speaking to one or two this week so hopefully we can strengthen and get some help for Harry and Trev.

“To be honest, I really like Makise. I like his attitude and he did well.

“But when I spoke to Stevenage, I think they’d have preferred him to be playing a few more minutes and over the last few games he’s been coming on for 25/30 minutes.

“They wanted him playing longer, which is understandable, the reason they let these boys out is to play games and I couldn’t guarantee it.

“We had a really good chat and they said things might change but they want him to keep progressing and keep getting game time.

“I suppose it was a call-back but he was excellent, I loved having Makise here. He was top-drawer.

“Unfortunately for him it didn’t quite happen in front of goal but for a young lad I couldn’t fault him in any way.”

Tonbridge moved up to ninth in National League South after beating Weston 2-0 at home on Saturday.

Sean Shields gave them a half-time lead and it was his free-kick that led to defender Ronny Nelson’s clincher.

“Shieldsy’s a big player for us,” said Saunders.

“Whether he’s scoring or whatever, he creates two or three chances a game as well, so it’s important when he’s not scoring that we’ve got other people doing it.

“If you took his goals and