 After failing to make an appearance during the 2008–09 season, Gatting was released from Brighton on 31 October 2008, before leaving football altogether to take up a career in cricket.Gatting semi-returned to football however in 2010, signing part-time for Whitehawk.In season 2014 - 2015 he is playing for Peacehaven & Telscombe FC, members of the Ryman Isthmian Football League.