Micheal Everitt could be the man to succeed Neil Cugley as manager of Folkestone Invicta.

Cugley, preparing for his 23rd season in charge, hailed the increasing impact of midfielder Everitt since adding him to the coaching staff.

It would be a case of one Folkestone legend handing over to another, with Everitt having made a record 717 appearances for the club over two decades.

Speaking on the KM Football Podcast, Cugley also praised assistant manager Roland Edge as he looked to the future.

"Edgy is very important and so is Micheal Everitt," he said.

"We talk about what we're doing in training and, no disrespect, I'm 62 and I don't want to be doing that side so much. Mev does a lot of that.

"Edgy is very good in the changing-room. He's got respect for where he's played and what he says and they're both very important to our club.

"Micheal was great doing the training last year. He really has kicked on, done it well and I'm sure he'll finish up as a manager somewhere."

So will that be at the Fullicks Stadium given how well he knows the club?

"I don't know," Cugley said. "It's difficult to know which way Folkestone will go.

"If there's a big investor come in, they might want their own man and the training facilities might be in London, so things can change.

"But I'm sure he'll go into management and he'd be a good one at Folkestone. If not, I'm sure he'll do it somewhere else."

Asked about Edge's management prospects, Cugley said: "The only problem is your job and your family. You're tied to the phone; people don't realise.

"When I hear somebody's lost their job, I always wish them all the best because you know how hard they've worked. Managers do work hard and it's non-stop on the phone.

"People say 'why do you still do the job?' but it's just the sheer buzz of winning on a Saturday.

"There are certain things you want to do in your life and football does tie you to mainly every Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday mostly and Friday, so your whole life is planned around that.

"There's been a couple of times if we'd got relegated, a couple of years ago, I might have looked (to leave) - but I wouldn't have left football.

"I would definitely have done another challenge. Would I have another challenge in me at another club? Maybe, I don't know.

"But at the moment, I still want to do well for Folkestone and keep that going."

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