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Ebbsfleet United chief executive Damian Irvine on challenges of hosting FA Cup Second Round tie versus Fleetwood Town live on ITV

By Katie Humphris

Ebbsfleet chief executive Damian Irvine has voiced his pride at the club's preparations and performance during their FA Cup Second Round tie against Fleetwood.

The Fleet hosted League 1 opposition live on ITV on Sunday - the club's first-ever match on national freeview television - and it proved a massive undertaking even for the ambitious National League South outfit.

"It's been incredible," said Irvine. "I think we were quite pleased to get to 11 o'clock on Sunday and know that we were in that normal hour and a half before a game and in that routine.

"It's not been routine and the staff here have been unbelievable, I think some of us had one or two hours' sleep on Saturday night because the crews have been in.

"There's so much, there's not just one crew, you've got ITV's production crew, you've got your LED production crew and you've got your pitch production crew. So we've had three large crews in here and they'd been here for the last two or three days, so it's really been out of the club's comfort zone.

"But everyone's got it done and that's what you've got to do, just get it done and we're very pleased to get the game behind us.

"People don't see the stuff at 8am on a Monday and we drive a hard ship here with all of our staff, in terms of being professional, in terms of the high work load and a work ethic.

"To see it on a big stage like Sunday, to be able to demonstrate where the club is at off the pitch, front of house, food and beverage, everything, as well as on the pitch, that's something to be proud of, so that will be our take out from the day."

Despite the curtains closing on Ebbsfleet's cup run, they were able to portray themselves in a good light in front of a nationwide audience.

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