Tag archives for Pilot Field
FOOTBALL: Yet Another Helmsman at the Pilot Field
HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United have appointed their eighth manager (not counting temporary in-betweens) in the last three years. He is Ronnie Dolan, a 34-year-old who played briefly at the Pilot…
FOOTBALL: Survivors!
United Retain Isthmian League Status 10 April: Broadbridge Heath 2, Hastings Utd 4 17 April: Hastings Utd 1, Herne Bay 1 HUGH SULLIVAN On a sunny spring afternoon, before their…
FOOTBALL: Turn around at the Pilot Field
HUGH SULLIVAN As is known to all who have followed the fortunes of Hastings United FC in recent years, there have been two major attempts to move its ground from…
FOOTBALL: Searle Out, United Not Quite Down
25 March Hastings Utd 1 Canvey Island 129 March Hastings Utd 1 Billericay Town 55 April Bowers & Pitsea 0 Hastings Utd 2 HUGH SULLIVAN With four matches still to…
FOOTBALL: Cruttwell Returns
HASTINGS UNITED 1, BILLERICAY TOWN 1HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United matched play-off rivals Billericay Town in an absorbing contest at Pilot Field last Saturday - their first competitive action since 13 February…
FOOTBALL: United Unbeaten in Opening Games
HUGH SULLIVAN Fielding an almost entirely new line-up of players, Hastings United have started the new Isthmian League season in a mood that suggests they can build the trust of…
FOOTBALL: Rodari and Lovatt Return to New-Look United
Hastings United kick off the new season at the Pilot Field tomorrow (Saturday) under new manager Paul Barnes, having assembled a virtually new squad of players. But both the team…
United Stay Put
Clear majority of full council rejects football stadium move The projected move of Hastings United football club from Pilot Field to Tilekiln playing fields in Hollington is dead. It was…
They Think it’s All Over
Cabinet rejects football relocation, plans set to be refused HUGH SULLIVAN On 5 June the cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) rejected the relocation plan being pursued by Hastings United…
Stadium relocation “not viable”
HUGH SULLIVAN On Monday (6 June) the cabinet of Hastings Borough Council – newly reappointed as per our narrative on page 1 - will review the report of Chief Executive…
WHERE IS FOOTBALL STADIUM REPORT?
HUGH SULLIVAN Photo: Scott White A full meeting of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) on 15 December last year resolved that Jane Hartnell, the council’s managing director, prepare a report to…
FOOTBALL: Elphick and Meeney go, Wood Follows
HUGH SULLIVAN Supporters of Hastings United football club learnt on 3 May that manager Gary Elphick and his assistant Jon Meeney had resigned and left. No reason was given, either…
United Club Kept Waiting on Relocation Plan
HUGH SULLIVAN On 15 December a full meeting of Hastings Borough Council approved a motion – without any debate and on a vote of 29 councillors to one – to…
Football: Hastings Women on Top
Hastings United Women put clear daylight between themselves and their nearest challengers Ashford United at the top of their Regional League by beating them 4-1 at Pilot Field last Sunday.…
Football: Indomitable defence
by HUGH SULLIVANHastings United 1,Cray Wanderers 0 Hastings United rose to seventh position in the Isthmian Premier League last Saturday after four straight wins – two at home, two away.…
Football: Frozen Pilot and 3-2 Win
A statement issued by Hastings United football club last Saturday evening apologised for the late cancellation of the home match at Pilot Field against Enfield Town which was due to…
Pilot Lights Going Out? Council Debates Football Club Relocation
A full meeting of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) – the first in two months – was due to debate last night (Thursday) a motion tabled by Conservative council leader Andy…
Political Football
Council leader challenged over blocking of relocation plan The owners of Hastings United Football Club are pursuing a collision course with the minority Labour administration of Hastings Borough Council (HBC),…
OPINION
Losing our green spaces By Peter Bailey How many more publicly owned green spaces are to be lost to housing in Hastings? Hastings Borough Council (HBC) wants to build 500…
FOOTBALL
United Host SheGoals Project Believing that the Beautiful Game transcends all social barriers, Hastings social enterprise Eggtooth is combining with the United club to promote a new project in women’s…
Plans Lodged Housing on Pilot Field
Hastings United Football Club have lodged twin planning applications with the borough council to pursue their intended relocation from Pilot Field on Elphinstone Road to the Tilekiln playing fields above…
FOOTBALL: Competitive Season Starts At Pilot Field
First competitive match of season 2020/21 for the Hastings United men’s team will take place at Pilot Field on Saturday (12th September) when they entertain Herne Bay in a preliminary…
FOOTBALL: Spectators back at Pilot Field
Football returned to Pilot Field as a spectator sport last Saturday when Hastings United hosted Folkestone Invicta in a pre-season friendly. Under Football Association guidelines which apply until 31st August,…
FOOTBALL: Elphick Injured, Hastings Cornered
Hastings United 2, Whitehawk 2 Playing in drenching rain for the second successive Saturday at Pilot Field, Hastings United fought out an entertaining FA Trophy tie with visitors Whitehawk, which…
FOOTBALL: A Re-Balance – United At The Top
In HIP 137, a fortnight ago, I reported on the boardroom comings and goings at Pilot Field, as new Hastings United CEO Billy Wood arrived and three long-serving club directors…
FOOTBALL: Pilot Episode Boardroom Ins And Outs
Hastings United footballers had last weekend off, or at least no league or cup game to play. The action instead was in the boardroom at Pilot Field as three long-serving…
FOOTBALL: Credible Challengers
Hastings United 1, Whyteleafe 0 Hastings have made a solid start to their league season: two home wins, two away draws, only three goals scored but none conceded. The 1-0…
FOOTBALL: Exodus From Pilot Field
Hastings United have announced a full overhaul of their playing squad for the 2019/20 season. Ten of last year’s troops have departed, including many who arrived during manager Chris Agutter’s…
FOOTBALL: Not Going Up
Hastings United drew a crowd of 1,123 - the biggest at Pilot Field for over six years – for their Bostik League play-off semifinal on Monday night. But for the…
FOOTBALL: Dave Ormerod – Back on Board
It was on April Fool’s Day 2015 that Dave Ormerod, former postman, put his pension savings into buying majority shares in Hastings United. After two and a half years as…
FOOTBALL: Younger Than That Now
The early songs of Bob Dylan are hardly likely to feature on the playlist of Hastings United manager Chris Agutter. At 30 Chris is the youngest manager in the Bostik…
United: Here we go?
Investing in Hastings – Sport and Business It’s the culmination of 18 months of work, according to the board of directors of Hastings United FC. But for most of the…