Folkestone Invicta's leading goalscorer Ian Draycott looks ahead to testimonial match against his former side Maidstone United

Ian Draycott’s testimonial takes place this Saturday - just as Folkestone boss Neil Cugley predicted when he signed the club legend eight years ago.

The club’s all-time record goalscorer, with 146 to his name, plays midfield these days and will be honoured with a testimonial against his former side Maidstone United (3pm). He’s enjoyed promotions with both clubs.

Draycott, 34, signed in 2014 from Leatherhead and remembers one of Cugley’s comments back then, saying: “One of his sales tactics when trying to sign me was to mention that testimonials happen slightly earlier at Folkestone! It was something he said to me the first time we spoke.

“What that said to me was that there are people who want to stay at the club that long and that’s a credit to Cugs and the club. When players want to stay around for that period of time, it must be a nice club.”

Draycott has played in testimonials for team-mates Frankie Chappell and Josh Vincent and now it’s his turn.

His first two seasons were prolific, hitting 43 and then 40 in those campaigns, a main man in their 2015/16 title winning team.

He’s beaten Jimmy Dryden’s goalscoring record and even though he’s now playing central midfield, 150 goals is a target.

This summer has been a different kind for Invicta, with so many new arrivals, something Draycott is unfamiliar with. It’s a club that he and so many join and stick with.

“It’s the first time I have known more than three new signings in pre-season,” he said.

“Even last year a couple of those were players returning to the club. It has been a different pre-season with lots of new faces but one thing you can see is that they are good players, we just have to work hard on making sure we get the best out of everyone.”

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