second spell with the club with the opener in a 2–0 victory over Barnet on 17 April 2017. Despite missing three of the final months of the 2017–18 season with injury, Saunders made 27 appearances and two goals during a successful campaign, which ended with automatic promotion to League One after a third-place finish. He signed a new one-year contract on 3 May 2018, but managed just eight appearances before his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 30 January 2019. Across his two spells at Adams Park, Saunders made 67 appearances and scored six goals. Colchester United On 30 March 2019, Saunders joined playoff-chasing League Two club Colchester United on a free transfer, on a contract running until the end of the 2018–19 season. He made six appearances before the end of the season and after rejecting a new contract, he announced his retirement in June 2019. Return to non-League football In November 2019, Saunders began making ad-hoc appearances for Surrey South Eastern Combination club Richmond & Kew. In early December 2021, he joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Hanwell Town. Saunders made 19 appearances and scored seven goals during a 2021–22 season which ended with promotion via the end-of-season playoffs. He signed a new one-year contract in May 2022. Coaching career During the second half of the 2018–19 season, Saunders spent a period coaching Brentford B. In June 2019, he took over the role as assistant coach of the team and made occasional appearances as a player. In January 2020, it was reported that Saunders was studying for his UEFA A Licence, which he completed by the following year. As of 2021, he is affiliated with Surrey-based sports coaching company BeSports. Personal life Before becoming a professional footballer, Saunders worked as an electrician for the London Underground. Looking back in 2011, he remarked "it was a horrible job, but it was money and gave me the opportunity to go out and play. I used to start work at half 10 at night and get in at five or six in the morning. I would go training in the evening, then go straight into work again. When John Still came calling I couldn't say no, even though I had to take a pay cut to get back into football. My parents told me they would have my back, which was great, but luckily the gamble paid off. I