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Ben Smith is using Ramsgate’s Isthmian South East play-off disappointment as motivation to go one better next season. Smith has spent hours reflecting on Rams’ shock 1-0 semi-final defeat by Chichester a fortnight ago. Emotions were running high after the game, with the manager accusing his players of bottling the tie. But he’s done with trying to work out how a team who scored 106 league goals and finished runners-up with 89 points couldn’t find the net during a match they dominated. It’s about turning that disappointment into fuel for next season’s promotion push after Rams moved quickly to …

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