Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley expects to name 'near-enough' the side he wants to field for Isthmian Premier opener in final friendly against Ashford United

Manager Neil Cugley expects to name “near-enough” the Folkestone side he wants to field in their league opener for their final pre-season friendly.

Invicta host last season’s Isthmian South East play-off finalists Ashford this Sunday, 1pm kick-off, after back-to-back wins.

Midfielder Scott Heard scored the only goal at the weekend as Isthmian Premier Folkestone beat National League South Dover, having won 3-0 at Hythe last Tuesday through efforts from two-goal Kadell Daniel and striker Ibrahim Olutade.

Cugley is still after another forward player ahead of their opening league trip to Enfield next weekend, but he’s content with the squad he has already assembled.

“I think, on Sunday, we will be near-enough what we want to play,” Invicta’s manager said.

“I still want another player in but we will wait and see. That’s us near-enough there.

“We have got two good goalies, the back-four is strong, [our] midfield I think is good, up front, I just would like another option up there.”

Folkestone’s substitute goalkeeper Connor Collins ended up coming on at Cheriton Road - for Dover!

Whites opted to travel without a back-up shot-stopper and, with Dover keeper Stuart Nelson picking up a tight hamstring as Heard scored, 18-year-old Collins replaced him.

“Sometimes, that happens - you take one goalie and they get injured,” Cugley commented.

“It wouldn’t have done us any favours if they put an outfield player in goal. So it suited everybody, really.

“It was nice that both [Folkestone] goalies didn’t concede.

“Connor is a good lad and it was nice that he didn’t concede, and that Bailey [Vose] got 90 minutes as well.”

With striker Ade Yusuff also scoring recently in a defeat to Maidstone, most of Folkestone’s attacking players have now