Histon manager Chris Nunn happy with progress made during his first year in charge of United Counties Premier Division South club

Manager Chris Nunn is pleased with the progress that has been made during his year in charge of Histon.

Having inherited a side that was second from bottom in the United Counties Premier Division South, Nunn guided the Stutes to finish in 11th position last term.

And while results have been inconsistent for much of the current campaign, 13th-placed Histon have multiple games in hand on the majority of the teams above them.

Nunn said: “The one thing you’ve got to do as a club is get things aligned both on and off the pitch and after a lot of hard work I feel like the club is now ready to really push on.

“When we came in we were second from bottom and it was an experienced squad, but we finished in mid-table and we’ve worked to bring in a younger set of players.

“We hope now that this group we’ve got together can be at the club for a while and really build something.

“I think the fans can see the work we’re doing and it’s still a work in progress.

“I’m not the sort of manager that is just going to go out there and sign four or five experienced players.

“We’ve got some young and hungry players at the club. They’ve got plenty of energy and that’s the sort of football I want to be watching every week.

“It’s been a good year and I’m happy with the progress. Could it have gone better? Definitely. But will it get better? 100 per cent it will.

“There’s some real stability at the club now and we’ve got a good foundation to build on.”

Nunn’s men were beaten 3-1 by Bourne Town in the League Cup at the weekend.

But despite bowing out of the competition a round before the quarter-finals, Nunn saw plenty that he liked in the overall performance.

He added: “Certainly in the first half that’s some of the best football we’ve played since I’ve been at the club.

“We made one mistake before half-time and we were punished for it – we didn’t deserve to be behind.

“We lost our shape a bit after the second goal but then we got back into it and their goalkeeper has made two fantastic saves.

“Overall I cannot fault the boys, we’ve just come up against really ruthless opposition.

“Of course we wanted to win the game and progress to the next round but when I look at the way we played, I’d take that performance every week.”

Attacking midfielder Joe Sutton, who scored Histon’s goal against Bourne at Bridge Road, will miss the league trip to Easington Sports on Saturday (9 November) because of suspension.

Tom Binder is also banned for the encounter in Oxfordshire, while forward Connor Barnes will remain absent.

Meanwhile, a late check is set to be made on the fitness of attacker Pharrell Anderson.