Hastings United boss; We feared injuries on difficult Whitstable pitch

“My players were worried.” So said Hastings United boss Gary Elphick after a 1-0 win on a difficult pitch at Whitstable.

Although he never feared his side would lose the game, he did fear he may lose some of his players in the 90 minutes on the Kent coast.

He said: “Where the pitch was so bad, my players were genuinely worried about their striking foot and slipping over awkwardly.”

With conditions being so unforgiving, Elphick was full of praise for his side’s character in the game, with Kenny Pogue’s late winner clinching three points that kept the Us clear at the top of the Isthmian south east table.

“We never looked like we we’re going to lose the game and it was fantastic when we clinched the win when we did with Kenny Pogue,” he said.

“We’re in a great run of form at the moment, we’ve just got to trust the process and take each game as it comes and keep doing what we’re doing.”