Whitstable Town manager Jamie Coyle looks ahead to FA Cup tie at Dulwich Hamlet after Bank Holiday weekend sees them win 2-1 against ground tenants Faversham Strike Force but lose 4-1 at Sutton Athletic

Jamie Coyle believes this Saturday’s FA Cup tie is exactly the sort of match Whitstable were after.

Manager Coyle will return to Champion Hill as they face early Isthmian Premier high-fliers Dulwich in the first qualifying round.

While the Oystermen are clear underdogs, they’ll fancy their chances of producing an upset against Mark Dacey’s Hamlet team, whose unbeaten league start ended with a 1-0 loss to Whitehawk on Bank Holiday Monday.

Coyle said: “They have, obviously, had a great start to the season. They were unbeaten before Monday.

“They get crowds of 2,500 or 3,000 there so it’ll be a really good day for us as a club.

“We can showcase what we’re all about. We wanted a fixture like this.

“It’s going to be really tough because they’re a good side with a good management team.

“It will be a great fixture for the fans and it will be a game that’s similar to some of those we had in our Vase run. The boys deserve a day like this.

“There’ll be no pressure on us, apart from the pressure we put on ourselves, and we’ll give it a go and see what happens.”

Whitstable endured a mixed Bank Holiday weekend, beating ground tenants Faversham Strike Force 2-1 in the Southern Counties East Premier Division, just 48 hours after a shock 4-1 defeat at Sutton Athletic.

“It was brilliant on Monday,” reflected Coyle, who has started midfielder Parish Muirhead to help fill the void left by the suspended Mikey Dalton.

“We had near-enough 900 people there, which was unbelievable for a Bank Holiday game.

“It wasn’t a fantastic display.

"Ultimately when you have had a heavy defeat on Saturday, all that matters is getting three points. I felt we deserved the win over the 95 minutes.

"We had some glorious chances that we missed and you always