EXCITING FIRST WEEK BUT JUST A POINT TO SHOW

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“I’m sure we’ll play badly some games and nick three points. That’s football. I’m not too worried at this stage.

“We knew it was going to be tough and it will take time to adjust to the level.

“We go again Saturday. It’s a long journey, it’s all new to us and we’ll find our feet, I’ve got no worries about that. We’ve just got to be a little bit braver.”

The Aldershot match was an eye-opener, a strong full-time side taking the game to Maidstone in front of a passionate home crowd.

Saunders felt nerves got to some of his players but claims they will be better for the experience.

He said: “You realise when you come here – lovely pitch, a good, noisy crowd – what sort of league you’re coming into.

“There were probably a lot of nerves from our lads just standing there and if you look at probably seven of our team, the highest they’d played before joining us was Ryman football.

“All of a sudden they’re two leagues above and it’s going to take them a little while to adjust.

“Some will adjust quicker than others, others will need to be taken out at times and we’ll need to get a little bit more experience in there. We’ve got Joe Healy who will be back soon which will be a big plus because he knows the level and we’re still looking at one or two others.”

Meanwhile, Saunders has ruled out a future for transferlisted defender Callum Davies.

The centre-half vowed to change his manager’s mind but Saunders said: “No, that won’t be happening.”

He added: “He’s on the list. We’ve had a few offers.

“Ebbsfleet came in for him but he couldn’t do daytime training, Folkestone, Leatherhead and Canvey (asked) but we couldn’t agree a deal at the moment.”