Player-manager Jamie Coyle hopes Ramsgate's generous defending is a blip after successive 3-3 Isthmian South East draws against Sheppey United and Faversham Town

Boss Jamie Coyle hopes Ramsgate’s generous defending is a blip after successive 3-3 draws for his title-chasing team.

The Rams came from behind with 10 men to draw at Isthmian South East promotion rivals Sheppey on Saturday.

That came after they squandered a 3-0 lead at home to relegation-threatened Faversham last Wednesday.

While it may be entertaining to watch, new manager Coyle - a defender himself - has not been thrilled with what he’s seen.

“Being a centre-half myself, I know we’ve had one of the best goals against all season,” said Coyle.

“The last two games have been really disappointing with the way we’ve defended.

“But the flipside is the character we showed on Saturday is something we can be really proud of. Moving forward, we need to go back to being hard to break down.

“We shouldn’t have to score four goals to win a game.”

Recently-signed Taofiq Olomowewe put them ahead at Holm Park, only for things to quickly turn sour with the Ites leading 3-1 at half-time while Lee Prescott was sent off for violent conduct.

But second-half strikes from Jahmal Howlett-Mundle and frontman Rowan Liburd ensured they remain unbeaten under Coyle.

“It was frustrating,” he reflected.

“Going 1-0 up early in the game, you’re then thinking you can go on and win the game. But we have made some really bad individual errors lately.

“They were a constant threat down the right and Danny Leonard gave us real problems. At half-time, 3-1 down and with 10 men, the team-talk completely changed.

“But Tom Carlse and Denzelle Olopade came on at half-time and really changed the game.

“They allowed us to play through the thirds, even with one man less.”

On Prescott’s red card, Coyle said: “He has allowed the referee to make a decision. He got up