Ramsgate just three points from Isthmian South East title but manager Ben Smith stresses it isn’t over yet | Rams visit Hythe on Good Friday and host Margate on Easter Monday

Hundreds of travelling Ramsgate fans are hoping to enjoy a title party on Good Friday - but manager Ben Smith has stressed nothing is won yet.

Rams visit relegated Hythe in a 1pm kick-off at Reachfields, knowing victory would clinch the Isthmian South East championship with two games to spare, regardless of Sittingbourne’s result against Burgess Hill.

If not, they’ll get another chance at home to Thanet rivals Margate in a 3,200 sell-out on Easter Monday (3pm).

Ramsgate maintained their seven-point lead over the Brickies after coming from behind to beat Three Bridges 5-1 at Southwood on Saturday.

Victory, thanks to goals from Lee Martin, Aaron Barnes, Joe Taylor, Benny Bioletti and Joe Ellul, moved them ever-closer to a first league title since 2006.

But Smith and his players remain fully focused on the task at hand.

“It’s easy to get carried away when you’re this close but we’ve just got to take it one game at a time and prepare for Hythe the same way we’ve prepared for every opponent this season,” said the Rams boss.

“The fans might be getting excited but, in-house, it’s very much business as usual.

“There weren’t any big celebrations after the Three Bridges game.

“I don’t think our group have got a complacent bone in their body.

“There’ll be time to celebrate if and when we’re fortunate enough to get over the line.

“What we will have on Friday is an unbelievable amount of support.

“We’ll have 400 Ramsgate fans there, so my message to the players is to be excited about playing together again.

“They love being together, so let’s enjoy it another time.

“We’ve got three more times to enjoy it this season - three games to get the three points we need to win the league.

“Time will tell but it’s another game, let’s not get