Sam Butler appears to have served up his last goal for Whyteleafe and is heading for Woking.

Boss Stuart Massey is delighted to see the player progress, but makes no bones about the negative impact the wide attacker's departure will have on the team.

Butler's abilities, not just in scoring 12 goals but creating dozens of other chances from the wing, has attracted interest from early on this season.

And after a seven-day approach last week, Butler [pictured] was deemed in no mood to play in last Saturday's Ryman South game at home to Chipstead, ahead of talks with the Blue Square South play-off chasers.

Massey said: "Let's not pretend, his departure is going to have a big adverse impact on us, because he's done very well."

Having arrived in pre-season looking for football after unsuccessful spells elsewhere, the 21-year-old caught the attention early in the season.

"He'd played for me before, he tried to move on to try to better himself and it didn't work out

"I know teams came watching him, but one thing he has always needed to get right is his consistency and I think now he has achieved that.

"I don't think he was in the right frame of mind to play on Saturday.

"He had his heart set on this move and it being a local derby we just got the feeling it wasn't the right game for him to be playing. We understood the situation and he wouldn't have wanted to get injured and jeopardise the move.

"Like any small club we end up being a bit of a breeding ground, we've lost too many really."

Meanwhile, one who moved on helped Chips inflict a 2-0 defeat at Leafe's Church Road home.

The penalty that opened the scoring was netted by Sean Rivers, a former Leafe player.

"I think Sean might have had a bit of a jolt," reflected Massey on the 18-goal Chipstead striker who left for Croydon Athletic last season, eventually returning to Leafe at the end of the season before moving on to other clubs.

"The one thing he was always lacking was a bit of work rate. Maybe being pushed from pillar to post and not getting a look in at three or four clubs has given him that jolt.

"Fair play to him, maybe the penny has dropped."

The penalty was contentious, given against Chris Head, who left Chipstead a matter of weeks ago, striking the player's hand at point-blank range.

Massey moaned: "His hand was behind his back. I could understand if his hand was in front of his body, but how often do you deliberately put your hand behind your back to stop the ball?"

The manager added that Leafe "never really got going" in the game and, after Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Burgess Hill, he was hoping for a change of luck at leaders Folkestone on Saturday.

"I'm due a victory against Neil Cugley. I can't remember doing well against his sides. I said to him earlier in the season at our place [after a 1-0 defeat] 'I'm sure I am going to beat you one day'."

Danny Oakins (heel) is struggling to be fit, but the only doubt.