Chris Agutter

Jun 5, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Chris Agutter |Hugh Sullivan

HUGH SULLIVANThe merry-go-round of football management appointments is perennial material for the national media from back pages of newspapers to talkSport radio – who’s coming, who’s going, who’s being paid what. In non-league football, the names may be little known outside of specialist fan bases, and the money parsimoniously allocated. But for local clubs, the choice of manager and the willingness to stick with him – or his willingness to stay in the post – are key ingredients in success.

Jan 17, 2024 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Chris Agutter

1 January:Cray Wanderers 0, Hastings Utd 06 January:Cheshunt 2, Hastings Utd 313 January:Hastings Utd 2, Dulwich Hamlet 2HUGH SULLIVANHastings United have stretched their unbeaten run to ten games since they lost at home to Canvey Island on 25 November. That’s all the more impressive when you consider that eight of those games have been away – five in the league, two in the Velocity Cup, one at Eastbourne Borough in the Sussex Cup. It’s never been a better time to be a ‘U’s travelling supporter.

Nov 1, 2023 | hastingsindependentpress.co.uk | Chris Agutter |Hugh Sullivan |Paul Barnes

21 October:Billericay Town 2, Hastings Utd 024 October:Margate 1, Hastings Utd 228 October:Hastings Utd v Carshalton Athletic postponedHUGH SULLIVANHastings United have sacked their manager Paul Barnes, appointed only in May this year, after a run of poor results. In a ‘Back to the Future move, the club immediately re-appointed Chris Agutter, who managed the ‘U’s for four years between October 2017 and October 2021 before leaving to join League 2 side Stevenage.