Ramsgate manager Jamie Coyle tells his players to enjoy the occasion when they face Hythe Town in the Isthmian South East play-offs

Jamie Coyle says there’s no pressure on Ramsgate going into the Isthmian South East play-offs.

Rams face Hythe Town in the semi-finals at Southwood tonight (7.45pm) and boss Coyle has told his players to enjoy the occasion.

The Thanet side finished runners-up after a 2-1 win at Ashford on Saturday, guaranteeing home advantage in the play-offs.

Win tonight and they’ll host Whitehawk or Beckenham on Friday (7.45pm) for a place in the Isthmian Premier.

Rams find themselves in the play-offs after missing out on the title to Chatham.

Hythe, on the other hand, landed fifth place on the final day after a run of six straight wins.

“There’s no pressure on the players,” said Coyle, who’s lost just one of his 15 league games since succeeding Steve Lovell as manager.

“A lot of these boys have never experienced the play-offs before, so it’s something to look forward to. My key message to them is now you’re there, you’ve got to enjoy the occasion.

“There’s going to be over a thousand people there and even more if we get to the final.

“The only pressure is the pressure me and Nicky (Southall, assistant manager) put on ourselves because we really want to get this club promoted and achieve something.

“We’ve worked so hard since we came in to give ourselves the best opportunity to get out of this league and we’ve still got a really good opportunity to do that.

“The players just need to suck it up and enjoy it and play with freedom.

“They won’t feel the pressure at all.

“The league’s done and now we’ve got two games to try and get promoted.

“If we perform anywhere near our capability, and we stick together as we have done, there’s a good chance we’ll be celebrating on Friday.”

Ramsgate did the double over Hythe in the league - winning 2-1