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Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle has told his players to stick to the plan – and then blame him if it doesn’t work. Searle felt his players went off-script after a fast start against 10-man Gateshead in the National League on Saturday before they got back on track in the second half. Two mistakes proved costly just before half-time as the visitors went into the break ahead despite a numerical disadvantage but Rakish Bingham’s second-half hat-trick ensured Ebbsfleet came up smiling with a 4-2 victory. It was the perfect response from the midweek loss at Aldershot and Searle wants his players to t…