Joint-head coach Roland Edge on plans to strengthen Folkestone Invicta's Isthmian Premier squad and winger Kadell Daniel's departure ahead of their trip to Horsham

Joint-boss Roland Edge would like to strengthen Folkestone’s squad - but budget constraints mean the club’s youngsters could see more first-team action.

Invicta sit mid-table in Isthmian Premier, having gone three games without a win now after a six-match unbeaten league run.

Captain Callum Davies and right-back Josh Vincent missed their midweek 2-1 defeat at Hastings through injury and they are also doubts for this Saturday’s trip to Horsham.

While midfielder Scott Heard initially returned from injury off the bench in their weekend 2-1 home defeat to promotion-chasing Hornchurch, winger Kadell Daniel has left the club.

Youngsters Jake Dancer and Lenny Atherton have featured in recent first-team squads and may be given more senior opportunities as things stand.

Edge said: “I don’t think there’s an endless pot we can put our hands into.

“Myself and Mev [joint-head coach Micheal Everitt] are looking at ways to improve without putting our hands into our pockets.

“The youngsters have done well but it’s quite a vital point in our season. We’re looking at getting fifth place.

“We would like to see some new faces but we will see how it goes.”

Guyana international Daniel was a summer signing but found first-team starts harder to come by of late.

Edge said: “To be honest, Kads saw myself and Mev and said ‘I need to get out for some games’. He had been injured a little bit over Christmas and stuff like that.

"We said no problem. Then it materialised that clubs didn’t want to loan him - they wanted to take him.”

He faces a swift reunion with his former team-mates, having signed for Horsham.

“When he said ‘I have an option to go here’, we didn’t want to stand in his way,” said Edge, whose Invicta team are due to visit Cray Wanderers