There's still work to be done at Morecambe

They take an incredible 6-0 lead into the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final at Christie Park on Thursday after a stunning performance over Morecambe at Victoria Road in the first leg on Sunday.

During the post-match press conference, beaming boss John Still had to keep reminding everyone that his side were not actually in the final yet, but the Shrimps will need a miracle to prevent the Daggers from playing at the national stadium. In fact, no team have held such an advantage going into a second leg since the play-offs were inaugurated.

In front of the live television cameras on Sunday afternoon, a rampant Dagenham swept aside a poor Morecambe side.

Still said: "They found it difficult to cope with the intensity and tempo of our game. It's a feature of how we play and (on Sunday) it all went right for us."

He added: "If we get through, it will rank as good as promotion (to the Football League). It will be a fantastic step in the right direction for the club.

"I have a fantastic group of players who have come so far in such a short time."

Still used the word 'amazing' more than once to describe Sunday's game. Few at a packed Victoria Road could quite believe what they had witnessed.

Opposition boss Sammy McIlroy said: "I could not have seen that scoreline in a million years. That was the worst defending I have ever seen from my team."

But take nothing away from Dagenham's performance. They were hungrier and never let off after Paul Benson had given them an early lead. Benson went on to add another, but strike partner Josh Scott was the hero, bagging four goals as the Shrimps crumbled.

Though Morecambe are a different proposition on home soil, few will give them any hope of overturning such a massive deficit.

But Still said he did not want his players to start thinking about Wembley until the job was completed.

"Football being football, we still still have to go up there and do a job. We have to be professional," he said.