A great start but Hastings United boss knows there's still 'a long way to go'

Despite winning all four games in the dugout so far, Agutter remains focused on performances and says there’s a ‘long way to go before we get to the level I want’.

Hastings were due to face Carshalton Athletic in Isthmian league Premier division action on Tuesday however the game was postponed after a pitch inspection. Agutter said: “It’s probably most frustrating for the players, it’s the third postponement we’ve had in sort of a two or three-week period. So it gives us an opportunity to work on the training pitch with the players and try and get us moving in the right direction.”

Games come thick and fast at this level and despite the postponement, Hastings only have to wait until Saturday as they travel to second place Enfield Town for their next league game. Enfield also had their midweek fixture called off and with both teams in the play-off places, Agutter knows it will be an exciting challenge. “It will be a really stern test, arguably the toughest test we’ve had so far during the month we’ve been working together,” he said. We’ve had them watched a few times, they’re a big and powerful side but not just that they’ve got some real decent quality throughout the team.

“In forward areas they put you under pressure, put the ball into your box they’re very aggressive but they’ve got really good footballers that can pose you loads of different types of problems.”

Victories over Margate, Hashtag United, Crawley Down Gatwick and Kingstonian has seen Agutter retain a flawless winning record as he looks to make it five wins from five since being named manager. Hastings remain in the Sussex Senior Cup, Alan Turvey Trophy and are fifth place in the league following the new manager’s appointment. When asked about how it’s been so far and his hopes for the season Agutter said:

“It’s been a decent start, four wins out of four looks great but we’ve got a long way to go to get us to the level I want us to be and I think we can do that. In terms of how we’re playing with the ball we’re still a million miles away from where I would like us to be and where we need to be for us to be competitive week in week out.