Folkestone Invicta manager Andy Drury insists squad still isn’t finished article despite signing Dean Rance, Eddie Allsopp and Louis Collins

Manager Andy Drury insists Folkestone’s squad is still not the finished article - despite making three new signings.

The recently-recruited trio of midfielders Dean Rance and Eddie Allsopp, as well as returning striker Louis Collins, came off the substitutes’ bench in their goalless draw at relegation-threatened Haringey last weekend.

Invicta’s draw continued their decent start to 2024.

“Since we have changed formation, we have kept three clean sheets,” said Drury, who wants to bring in an understudy to goalkeeper Joe Coleman.

“The boys are still working hard so we need to look at the positives - it’s four unbeaten and three clean sheets.

“Every game, we’re building and we’re working hard to improve all the time and we’re still a fairly new group. I don’t think we’re the finished article, really.

“We’re one or two away from where we want to be. But full credit to the lads.”

Ex-Gillingham, Maidstone, Ebbsfleet and Dover player Rance has joined on an initial one-month loan from National League North Scunthorpe. Meanwhile, Collins has made his Cheriton Road comeback - having played for the club last term - and Allsopp counts Chatham, Charlton and Sheppey among his old clubs.

Drury noted: “They’re all going to add something to the group. They’re good characters, as well as good football players.

“Rancey came on for 30 minutes and was probably the best player on the pitch at Haringey in that 30 minutes. You could see his experience - we completed more passes in the last 30 minutes than we did in the first 60.

“Eddie came on and had a few nice touches, and Louis was a threat in behind. They’re all good additions.”

Boss Drury claimed he fended off competition from clubs as high as the National League for 32-year-old Rance. The