The journey requires five promotions, several complete rebuilds and optimism normally removed during planning permission.

Dagenham finished 13th in England’s sixth tier last season.

KSI says he intends to take the club â€Å“to the Moon”.

From their current position, the Moon is ambitious but does involve fewer away games at Hemel Hempstead.

The plan is not simply to spend money. KSI believes his enormous audience can transform the club’s profile.

More than 300,000 people have already watched KSI watch Dagenham.

This meant the club’s largest audience was neither at the match nor watching it.

Andy Carroll is also a part-owner, assistant manager and registered player.

If he performs badly, he can drop himself, complain to himself and then summon himself to explain the situation to the board.

The club reportedly sold no shirts immediately after KSI’s arrival because it had already run out of shirts.

Demand was therefore exceptional. Commerce was less impressive.

The entire project has the feel of *Grand Designs* with shin pads: an optimistic owner, a lengthy timetable and a budget nobody wishes to discuss on camera.

KSI says he does not intend to buy his way to the top.

Dagenham must instead reach the Premier League through clever recruitment, hard work and the gradual defeat of approximately 90 better football teams.

Supporters have welcomed the attention and ambition.

They are now waiting for the traditional part of every celebrity football project when somebody discovers the drainage needs replacing.

The Premier League remains five promotions away.

Kick-off will follow after a short message from Prime.