Gillingham manager Neil Harris understands the fans’ frustration.

There were grumbles on Tuesday and some more vocal comments as the Gills edged out AFC Fylde at Priestfield with a 1-0 FA Cup First-Round replay win.

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Harris’ men have struggled for goals this season and one was thankfully enough against the National League North outfit as Lewis Walker’s 43rd-minute effort separated the sides.

Not many fans were there to watch, but some in attendance weren’t impressed.

Harris said: “The fans that were there in the ground, I appreciate them coming. Some of them got edgy and it got to the boys, and we didn’t play with that composure.

“It’s a learning curve for the dressing room. We need to win more games of football to steady that negativity, but also for the football ground to realise that they need to get behind the players.”

It’s been a tough few years for the fans, from top-10 finishes in League 1 to relegation and now sitting third-bottom in League 2.

“I think it is frustration for the last two years, isn’t it?” Harris said.

“That is what it is, ultimately, and I understand that. I don’t want to be critical of it because I do understand it.

“You can see my body language is a little bit frustrated at times as well, I feel it. I didn’t feel nervous [on Tuesday], apart from the free-kick at the end, which was offside anyway.

“Their boy [Nick] Haughton is an excellent technical player and he can pick a top or bottom corner out, but I didn’t really feel threatened, we adjusted the shape a couple of times to counter their threat.

“I just thought they played good cup football. They stayed in it more through our wastefulness than their good play.

“They went high and wide and asked some questions of us. I understand the murmurings from the crowd but ultimately everyone goes home happy because we won.”

The Gills have come unstuck against non-league teams in the recent past and will now head to Dagenham in the Second Round - a side 11th in the National League, one division above Fylde and a level below Gills.

That game is scheduled to be played at 5pm on Saturday, November 26, with the later kick-off time to accommodate overseas TV coverage.

“There will be nothing between the clubs in what they pay players and things like that,” Harris said.

“I don’t know if fans knew much about Fylde, but they are a full-time side, they train every day and they have better facilities than us.

“Non-league teams aren’t what they used to be. I think people have to realise that and respect that.

“Dagenham will be another challenge for us but a good game, a local game. We will have a good following and what it does is whet the appetite to be able to get into the Third Round.”

Gillingham will bank £41,000 in prize money for Tuesday’s win and play for £67,000 in the Second Round, useful income for a team with a small budget.