Goalkeeper Jamie Turner has shed some light on the circumstances around his acrimonious departure from Maidstone – and revealed as a parting gesture that he will not seek money he is still owed by the club.

Turner (pictured) left the Stones this week after asking manager Peter Nott to de-register him, and declaring himself unavailable for selection.

His decision came amid a back-drop of unpaid wages, managerial changes and Maidstone being embroiled in a relegation scrap on the pitch.

However, Turner angered fans by signing for Ryman League Premier Division rivals Margate just days later and he appeared in their defeat to Tonbridge on Tuesday alongside other ex-Stones Jay Saunders and Nick Barnes.

Maidstone’s website inferred that Turner had asked to quit the club as he wanted to take a break from the game. However, Turner said: "I never told anyone I wanted to take a break.

"I said that if no other teams came in for me that I would take a break and sort out a hernia I have been carrying for the past two-and-a-half years and then look towards next season.

"That didn’t happen, when word got out that I had left I had three calls, two from Ryman League teams, and I am now a Margate player."

The 30-year-old refused to comment on the off-field problems plighting the club – with six weeks of players’ wages being deferred until the end of the season – and added: "I just want to draw a line under everything and get on with playing football.

"I hope Maidstone get a ground of their own, the fans deserve it and the club deserves it. But I am moving on."

Turner also revealed that he has informed Stones chairman Paul Bowden-Brown he will not seek the money he is still owed.