No more Watt at Hythe

The Pitching In Isthmian managerial roundabout continues to spin violently, and the latest manager to fall off his horse was this morning named as Hythe Town boss Steve Watt. Steve has decided to step down from his position with the Cannons with immediate effect.

The club issued the following statement:

'The club’s directors would like to take this opportunity to thank Steve for all his efforts during his time with the club. The parting is a wholly amicable one and we wish him every success in the future,

In the interim, assistant manager, Nathan Elder, and player/coach, Frannie Collin, are taking the reins for Saturday’s match at home to Whitstable Town and are in on-going discussions with the board.

The changes have arisen due to the financial pressures that currently face the club, as per our previous statement. These largely stem from the fact that promised funds have not materialised.

The directors – all of whom are volunteers – are working as hard as possible to address the current financial predicament and to put the club once more on a firm footing so that we can move forwards.'

Steve has been in charge at Reachfields since September 2019, and departs with his side in eleventh place- coincidentally the same place they occupied when his first season, 2019-20, came to a premature end. He was previously in charge at Margate.

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