Ramsgate boss Ben Smith says Motor Neurone Disease sufferer Ronnie Megrath was the inspiration behind 5-0 win over Beckenham after charity walk to Southwood

League leaders Ramsgate turned on the style on an “emotional” day for the club.

They were inspired to put on a show against Beckenham after Rams fan and Motor Neurone Disease sufferer Ronnie Megrath led fellow supporters on a charity walk to the ground.

Megrath was given a guard of honour by the Rams squad as he arrived at Southwood after completing the mile journey from the Royal Victoria Pavilion pub.

He then led the teams out as Rams beat Beckenham 5-0 on Saturday to maintain top spot in Isthmian South East.

The walk made £700 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Megrath has now raised more than £2,500 in total for the charity. You can donate by clicking here.

“It was quite an emotional day for the football club,” said Ramsgate manager Ben Smith.

“Ronnie’s a long-time supporter of Ramsgate and it was nice to see people turning out for him and doing the walk.

“Between 150-200 fans joined him and they walked a mile from the Wetherspoons up to the ground.

“All the players performed a guard of honour for him when he came through the main gates.

“He was part of our team-talk and the boys went out there and performed for him.

“He led the teams out as well and I think the boys certainly did it for Ronnie on Saturday.”

Benny Bioletti gave Ramsgate an early lead, while two perfectly good goals were ruled out before half-time.

Smith’s side pulled clear after the break with Joe Taylor’s penalty, two goals in four minutes from Roarie Deacon and a final strike from TJ Jadama.

Beckenham were the early-season pace-setters and arrived at Southwood in fifth place but had no answer to the rampant hosts.

“It was a hard one to know what to expect,” said Smith.

“They had five new players within the squad so they certainly came