Patience has paid off for Folkestone, who have finally confirmed the arrival of an experienced frontman. Former Tonbridge, Braintree and Hemel player Luke Holness started playing for the Isthmian Premier outfit last month.
The 25-year-old already has three Invicta goals, but his signing wasn’t officially confirmed until Thursday. Folkestone joint-head coaches Roland Edge and Micheal Everitt have now got their man and Edge - who also has strengthened the club’s backline - hopes the addition of Holness will help spur the rest of their frontmen on to new heights after a mixed start to the campaign.
He said: “All these forwards want to chase a target for the season and they’re probably all still off that. “But Luke has come in and been a breath of fresh air.
He has lifted the benchmark. “Luke felt it went a little bit wrong last year. But in the short time he has been with us, he has been great.” Holness started in last weekend’s 3-1 loss at Carshalton, as did Toby Byron.