Plenty have tried but nobody has so far succeeded in luring James McDonald away from Hollands & Blair.

The Gillingham-based striker became the club’s all-time leading goalscorer earlier this month on the same weekend that he struck the winner to send Sunday side Quested into the Kent Premier Cup final.

His goals – 159 and counting for Blair after a hat-trick against Erith Town at the weekend – have made him a regular target for bigger teams but he has always put his enjoyment for the game over money.

He said: “This is my fourth season and it’s good to be playing for my local team. I enjoy it.

“Hollands & Blair are a big club in the area and it’s an honour to be up there (in the scoring charts).

“I probably get two or three enquiries from Ryman League clubs every season but I enjoy playing for my local side.

“You never know what could happen in the future but I am enjoying it here and I have never played for money. Maybe that’s a fault of mine! I just play where I enjoy it.”

McDonald works for a construction company in Dartford and thankfully for Blair, has so far resisted the temptation to try his luck elsewhere.

He is in his fourth season at Star Meadow, signing in 2013 from Woodstock Sports. His goal haul has come in 135 games, with 31 this season.

He said: “Once you are in here this is a hard club to leave and a lot of players say the same.

“We have got a great atmosphere across the club, from the backroom staff and the chairman to the players. For us to be doing what we are with no budget says a lot.”

Current manager Bryan Greenfield had plenty to do in the summer, as some key players left in the wake of Paul Piggott’s resignation, including McDonald’s strike partner Rob Denness.

Greenfield turned to Gary Lockyer to fill the void and it’s meant the goals have continued to flow for Macca.

The striker said: “We have had a good team for a few years and although we lost a lot of players in the summer, Jock (Greenfield) has done well to put a decent side together again.

“I got 37 goals last season and when Rob left I thought getting 30 would be a good achievement. He created a lot of goals for me and helped me out but Gary Lockyer came in this season and he has been a good signing. He has done well.”

McDonald thrives off playing alongside a big man in attack.

He said: “It is a bit of a dying trade – the No.10 Michael Owen role – you don’t seem to get many of them anymore, who play off a targetman.

“I am still playing on Sundays but I am not sure for how much longer. I am 28 now but feel a lot older!”