Mat Sadler explains Ronan Maher's Walsall situation amid latest loan at Tamworth
Mat Sadler says Ronan Maher will only return to Walsall with the "intention of playing" after recently nailing down a starting place at Tamworth.
The 20-year-old has made nine appearances in all competitions since joining the Lambs on loan until December 29.
Maher has also played three times for Walsall this term, but returned for his third loan spell at Tamworth in National League in early October.
He scored three goals and set-up three more in 14 matches for Tamworth last season and has featured regularly in his latest stint, after initially struggling with injury.
Maher starting to 'rack up the game time'
Sadler refused to confirm whether Maher will head out on loan again after the New Year, but did explain that he would only return to Walsall if there will be chances for him to play.
"Ronan is playing well and Tamworth are having a really good season," boss Sadler noted.
"After a little bit of stop-start with a couple of knocks, he is starting to rack up the game time now and he'll feel all the better for that.
"There is a world [where loans could return in January]. You never say never, and you never quite know what is going to happen, but if we were going to bring him back, then it'd be with the intention of playing.
"We have to be mindful of how all of that looks."
Sadler to 'map out' next steps for Amantchi
Meanwhile, Levi Amantchi has struggled for minutes since joining National League side Rochdale on loan.
Amantchi has played just 256 minutes across his 14 league appearances for Dale, starting just twice in the process. His only goal came in a 2-1 win over Burnley under-21s in the National League Cup in August.
The 25-year-old has been kept out of the team by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, who has scored 12 goals in the National League this term.
Sadler recently urged Amantchi to "fight for his place" and will map out what the next step is for the striker when his loan at Dale expires on January 3.
"Levi is not quite getting the game time that he wants. Clearly Rochdale are having a very good season as well," he added.
"It's about trying to map out what the next phase looks like for him, but we'll do that in due course.
"As I said a few weeks ago, Levi wants to fight to get into that team and not give up on that place.
"Things can change very quickly in football. It might not have been perfect for him so far, but it can charge where it does go his way all of a sudden."
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