“If we can finish in or around the top this season then it will be my greatest achievement in management,” the Lambs boss admitted as he embarks on his seventh season with the club.
Bolstered by some talented recruits to his squad, he believes now is the time for the Portwaymen to take the next step following Western League success in 2016-17 – and that’s a warning shot for their Southern League Division One South rivals.
Franklyn showed his class within three minutes when he rounded home keeper Tom Watson, only for Josh Robins to race back and clear off the line. It was the sign of things to come.