Loan move gives ben oppoRTuniTy of fiRsT-Team acTion

Ben Greenhalgh has joined Hemel Hempstead on loan for the rest of the season – effectively ending his third spell at Maidstone. Callum Driver is also off to National South Hemel – but on a short-term loan – while Jack Evans is in talks with an unnamed club. Forward Greenhalgh joined United for the third time following promotion to the National League but fell out of favour, while ex-Eastbourne midfielder Evans has been in and out of the side. Stones boss Jay Saunders said: “Ben’s unfortunate. I thought he started the season well but he took a knock and Jamar Loza came in and has been playing well. “Ben’s position is the No.10 and it’s been hard to get him in there. “Jack Evans is just one that when the opportunity came up to get Reece Prestedge in, I looked at it. “James Rogers is probably our best defensive midfielder. I’ve got Jack Paxman who’s playing well at the moment and bringing Reece in and Harry Phipps, I just felt we had too many in that area.” Right-back Driver has missed most of the season with a broken foot and with Seth Twumasi back, has the chance to get match-fit elsewhere. Saunders said: “I feel with Callum, he’s kind of been thrown back into it after having all those months off. “He had a good first game at Boreham Wood – that was probably adrenaline – and the games after that maybe caught up on him a little bit.”