AFC Wimbledon v Ramsgate: Manager Ben Smith’s message to Rams fans and players before FA Cup second-round tie at Plough Lane

Enjoyment is the name of the game as Ramsgate look to pull off an FA Cup shock at AFC Wimbledon.

The sides meet at Plough Lane in a televised second-round tie tonight (ITV4, 7.45pm) for the right to host Championship title contenders Ipswich next month.

Few give Isthmian South East leaders Rams much hope as the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.

But that gives them nothing to lose against their League 2 opponents and 1988 winners, with AFC having inherited the original Wimbledon’s history.

It’s already the furthest Ramsgate have ever been in the FA Cup, and you never know what might happen.

“Have we got a chance? Yes, we do,” said manager Ben Smith.

“Generally you see scores of non-league versus EFL at fives and sixes, so the likelihood is in terms of odds that they will win.

“But we remain hopeful and full of belief that we can pull something off and we’ll do our best to do that.”

Ramsgate will be roared on by 1,500 travelling fans in south-west London and Smith wants them to savour the moment. The same goes for his players.

“Just enjoy it,” he said.

“There’s so much expectation on the game but you’ve got to remember the club has never been in this situation before.

“So go there, enjoy it, take every single bit of the occasion in and be as loud as possible.

“Let’s have a great show of what Ramsgate Football Club is.

“You talk about how often do these moments come round and it’s few and far between.

“Football’s so serious all the time where we’re desperate to win, and so are other managers, but sometimes you’ve just got to enjoy it and have fun.”

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Smith was at Priestfield last Tuesday to see Wimbledon’s 1-0 defeat by Gillingham.

A cagey game was settled by a late Conor