Folkestone supporters have a huge role to play in the Bostik Premier promotion run-in.

More than 700 were inside the Fullicks Stadium last Wednesday night to see Invicta topple big-spending league leaders Billericay.

And with seven of their last 12 games at home, including their next two, Folkestone hope their fans will roar them to a top-five finish.

Manager Neil Cugley said: “The games now are all going to be important. We’ve got more home than away and we’ve got a Kent Senior Cup semi-final at home so we’ve got a good run-in.

“Hopefully people will come along and support the players and try to get us as far up the league as we can.

“Our home form has been really good. We’ve played some good football at home and we’ve also battled for results away from home, which we weren’t achieving last year. All in all, the two things add up to put us where we are in the league.

“I want to get to 70 points as soon as I can and then we can work out what we might need out of the last few games.”

Cugley couldn’t have been happier after becoming only the third manager to get the better of Billericay in the league this season.

“It wasn’t just the win, it was how we played,” he said. “We played the better football and the goal they got was a very dubious penalty with the last kick of the game.

“The players were really sharp and our pace caused them a lot of problems all over the park. They struggled to contain us.

“A lot of people I know went to the game but we didn’t expect that many. They got behind the players and the players gave them something to shout about.

“It makes everything a lot easier when you have that sort of crowd. I don’t like to talk too much about finances but it all helps to keep the team together.

“It’s always been a gradual thing (growing the crowds). We haven’t got one person who’s going to sustain the club so we have to work hard to keep things in order.

“We work hard and slowly, it keeps ticking along. Especially over the last few years, that’s what we’ve done really well.

“You’ve got to give credit to people like Jim Pellatt, who have kept a tight rein on it so it’s never got carried away.

“You’ve got to look back and say what a good job he’s done on the quiet.”

Micheal Everitt should be fit to face lowly Harlow at the Fullicks on Saturday while Sam Hasler is available after suspension.