Stand-in Folkestone boss Tim Dixon believes there’s a decent platform in place for an incoming manager to take the team forward.

Dixon jumped in to help the club after Andy Drury’s departure and took charge of Invicta’s last two games - a home midweek defeat followed by last weekend’s win over Whitehawk.

Work commitments have stopped Dixon from anything longer term but he’s glad to have helped.

“It’s been an absolute rollercoaster, to be honest,” said Dixon, reflecting on his brief spell in charge.

“I was previously in the dugout at Faversham and left there when Sammy Moore got the sack but I’ve been going and watching a lot of non-league football and enjoying it.

“When the chairman asked me if I could step in for a couple of games it was an honour and a privilege.

“I used to play for Folkestone and love the club. They’ve always looked after me over there when I go and visit. They have a good squad of players and, obviously, they haven’t achieved what they should have done this year.

“It was a pleasure to go in. It was only for two games. The work commitments stopped me from doing anything on a full-time basis, or even a part-time basis for the club. There’s a lot of hard work that goes into it, a lot of time and effort.

“Hats off to all the managers and the coaches as well, because I don’t think people realise how much goes into it behind the scenes.

“There's a good football community in Folkestone and the surrounding area. Obviously, the next manager comes in and has a look for himself, and he’ll do his own things but there’s a good future for Folkestone. There’s a lot going on off the pitch. There’s some very good people involved and the product’s got to be right on the pitch as well to match that ambition. It’s very much there.

“There’s a lot of positivity around the place but we can’t just let the season fade away. The club’s too good for that.”

Folkestone are expected to announce a further update on the managerial situation ahead of their weekend trip to Cheshunt.

Big Kent derby games against Chatham Town (March 29) and Dartford (April 5) follow.

Dixon’s not ruled out coming back after the weekend, if needed.

“I wouldn’t say no,” he said. “It’s about helping the club out in a sticky situation.

“There’s always the other dugout at Folkestone, with the Dugout bar across the way, you’ll certainly see me in there!”

Dixon’s first game in charge at home to Chichester last Tuesday ended in a 3-1 defeat - having conceded those three goals in the opening 17 minutes.

He was delighted with the weekend response as they beat Whitehawk 1-0 thanks to a goal from Dan Smith.

Dixon said: “I knew one player in the squad, which was Frankie Morgan. No one knew me and I didn’t know them but I’ve been watching a few games this year.

“I knew a little bit more about them than what they did about me. It was a bit chaotic going in the other night (at home to Chichester City). It wasn’t the best of starts. It was a crazy beginning of the game.

“We went three down very, very quickly with some bad decisions and mistakes and it’s very hard to come back from that.

“We’d had a good warm-up, a good chat before the game, but those three mistakes killed us. We got one back before half-time and then Nathan Green was sent off, which totally changed the momentum.

“I felt we were pushing for that second goal. If we’d have got it, I think the result might have been a little bit different.

“Saturday was a real positive result. The goalkeeper (Jonathan Henly) got sent off the previous weekend [at Bognor], so we had to put the young kid in, 17-year-old Daniel Kennedy.

“Once he got his initial nerves out of the way and settled down he did really well. I know all the lads have appreciated that. Everyone remembers their first game as a youngster. It’s daunting.

“He acted above his years because there was an incident later on in the game where he just put his body on the line and probably was the reason why we got the clean sheet. He’d come out and got smashed by their centre-forward.

“To say he’d take one for the team is an understatement. But it wasn’t just Dan. The response from the lads at the weekend was phenomenal.”