The Board of Directors were saddened by the news but have thanked him for his hard work during the past three seasons and have wished him well in his future endeavours.

Blackman, 37, had a much-travelled career as a player.

After playing a handful of League games for Brentford he had spells with the likes of Farnborough, Woking, Bishop`s Stortford, Bromley, Crawley Town, Llanelli, Maidstone United, Margate and Chatham Town as well as the Oystermen.

He managed Ramsgate from 2017 to 2018 and took charge of Whitstable for the last time on Tuesday, 14th September when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by VCD Athletic.

Player-coach Ben Harding has agreed to take charge of the team for the forthcoming games.

Ron Martin