Ebbsfleet United manager Danny Searle urging fans to cheer team to National League safety - starting with visit of AFC Fylde

Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle has urged the club’s fans to raise the roof ahead of this Saturday’s crunch clash at home to AFC Fylde.

The Fleet can take a massive step towards National League survival with three points against a Fylde side who themselves are all but safe after an excellent second half to the campaign.

More than 2,000 Ebbsfleet fans watched the Good Friday draw with Southend and Searle wants them back again to create a winning atmosphere.

“The fans have been brilliant and against Southend the support was amazing,” said Searle. “We want the same again this Saturday against Fylde.

“We need to create a fortress at home which we have started to do but let’s build on that and fill the place as much as we can.

“If fans didn’t matter then home form would be irrelevant. But most clubs that are successful, their home form is unreal.

“You create an environment where opposition teams don’t want to come there and play, it’s not just about the 11 on the pitch making it difficult but that cauldron atmosphere brings an intensity.

“The crowd is close to the pitch at Stonebridge Road which is good and when you’re a player and you know you’ve got people behind you, sometimes it gives you that extra yard that you might be lacking because you’re feeling tired.

“Let’s make it as noisy as we can and I guarantee that the boys will run through brick walls for them.

“The support at Dagenham was fantastic. We’re building a relationship between us and the fans and they appreciate what we’re doing and we massively appreciate what they’re doing.”

Searle knows that the Ebbsfleet faithful can play their part. With just five games left to play, the Fleet need to look at every advantage they can gain.

The boss knows that positive