Sittingbourne's summer signing Harry Harding looking forward to fresh challenge after leaving Faversham Town

Harry Harding hopes he can get back to doing what he does best after his summer switch to Sittingbourne.

Harding bagged 45 goals in a season a few years back at Erith & Belvedere but his move to Faversham didn’t go as he wanted, with a first season halted early on by the Covid pandemic and the second a struggle, out for three and a half months with an injury and returning to a team fighting a relegation battle.

He netted eight goals last term, playing as a box-to-box midfielder as injury issues left them short, so he’ll be keen to make up for lost time as he looks to be the main man again now he’s agreed a one-year contract with the Brickies.

He said: “My strengths are scoring and creating goals and I want to get back to doing that this year and being the important person who needs to step up and get the goals and take us to where we want to go, I like that responsibility.

“I feel that I have a knack for scoring goals, I feel like it is my biggest strength and every team needs that person who is going to get the goals to get them to where they want to go.

“I want to shoulder that responsibility of being that person, definitely.”

Harding had no issues playing a different role last season for Faversham, as the team ended up pulling well clear of the relegation battle.

He remains close to their departed boss James Collins and admitted he almost followed him to Isthmian Premier side Bowers & Pitsea.

It was a tough call he admitted, but Harding was already familiar with the route to Swale, the travelling for matches in Isthmian South East is less arduous and as a father of young kids, it wasn’t a decision just about him.

He said: “James is quality. We are good mates outside of football, it was a hard one and one of the other