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Ebbsfleet boss Danny Searle admitted he had mixed emotions despite taking another huge step towards safety on Saturday. The Fleet beat AFC Fylde 2-1 to move to within four points of safety in the National League. But Searle felt his team performed better in their two previous games – draws against Dagenham and Southend – than they did against Fylde. “Mixed emotions to be fair, obviously it was massively important that we got three points which we did so that’s that box ticked,” said Searle. “I think from a performance perspective we could have made it a lot more comfortable for ourselves than …