Vas Karagiannis returned to Leatherhead last week because he found that the grass is not always greener on the other side, says boss Richard Brady.

The winger joined Hayes & Yeading of the Conference South at the beginning of the month, only to pull on a Tanners shirt again for the 1-0 defeat at Margate last weekend.

However, Brady is not surprised that sometimes a young footballer’s heart rules his head.

He said: “I see a lot of players who think they can play at a higher level, and you cannot blame them for wanting to.

“But they often think that the grass is greener on the other side, when it is not the case.

“I don’t mean to blow our own trumpet, but we have a good set up at Leatherhead, we have a good training ethic and our style of play really suited Vas.

“He phoned me on the Friday before the Margate game, and he went on the bench and came on in the second half.”

He added: “I don’t think he fully appreciated the commitment that is involved in joining a Conference South side, and the travelling was not favourable.”

Against Margate, a first half strike from former Carshalton Athletic, Kingstonian and Whyteleafe man Lewis Taylor was the difference between the two sides, and Brady also suggested the winger himself was the difference.

“It was a game of two halves really, they were on top in the first half and we were unlucky not to equalise in the second half,” Brady said.

“Their keeper, Nikki Bull who I know well, said we were very close two or three times, but we were just the wrong side of the ball.

“But although they have players who play at a higher level, we were pleased enough with the performance.

“Lewis [Taylor] was their biggest threat, and talking to Jamie [Stuart] afterwards, he said the side is very different when Lewis is not playing.

“He’s strong and fast, and looks a class apart.”

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