WOOD: IT'S NOT ENOUGH

HASTINGS United chairman Billy Wood is carefully trying to solve the fi nancial balancing act of letting fans in against a reduced capacity – and admits the current limits came as a blow.

- David Richardson

The well-supported Isthmian League South East club could only welcome 200 supporters, including 20 away fans, into their friendly fixture against Folkestone Invicta yesterday.

Last season, Hastings had an average attendance of 607 and even attracted 1,189 at Pilot Field in February for their clash with Ashford United.

Chris Agutter’s side were three points clear when the season came to an end and chief Wood reckons more four-figure crowds would have followed during the run-in.

The ambitious Arrows were well-prepared for the return of fans by selling all the tickets in advance online, but Wood knows many missed out.

“It’s been a very interesting four or five months,” he told